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Equality bill consultation welcomed by age charity, but key plank of reform must not be 'flunked' Responding to the launch today by the Government Equalities Office of the consultation to end age discrimination through the upcoming Equality Bill, Age Concern and Help the Aged Charity Director Michelle Mitchell said: 'While there is much to welc...  29 June 2009 Age Concern and Help the Aged respond to consumer focus research, showing energy customers are being overcharged by more than £1.6 billion Michelle Mitchell, Charity Director for Age Concern and Help the Aged, said: 'It’s scandalous that energy companies have failed to pass on declining wholesale energy costs to customers, despite one in three pensioner households in the UK liv... 25 June 2009 Job cut victims could face pensioner poverty, older people's charity warns Office of National Statistics (ONS) figures published today show the number of people aged 50 plus out of work has increased by nearly 15 per cent (14.2%) over the past three months1 and those claiming Jobseekers Allowance has risen by 92.7 per cent ... 17 June 2009 KELLY REPORT CONFIRMS HEYDAY LESSONS Age UK, the new organisation resulting from the merger of Age Concern England and Help the Aged, has published Sir Christopher Kelly’s independent report into Age Concern England’s now defunct Heyday membership scheme. The origins of Hey... For immediate release: 5 June 2009 Recession threat to older workers and retirement plans Workers aged 50 plus are facing a recession double whammy: afraid they will be forced out of their jobs due to their age and worried that their retirement incomes will be decimated by the recession, new research from Help the Aged and Age Concern rev... 26 May 2009 |
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