Wednesday 22 January 2014

Older people 'feel loneliest' on Sundays @myageingparent

A new survey has found that almost 1 in 7 older people feel loneliest on Sundays. The research by the Royal Voluntary Service among more than 1,000 people revealed that 13% of older people miss… continue reading Powered by WPeMatico

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Another very good set of figures for Ministers @TAEN_UK

    Compared with June to August 2013: •             The number of people in employment increased by +280,000 to 30.15 million, and was up 457,000 compared with the previous year.  •             The 16-64 employment rate rose by +0.5% to 72.1%. •             The number of unemployed people fell by 167,000 to reach 2.32 million (7.1%). •             The number of economically inactive people aged from 16 to 64 fell by 22,000 to reach 8.93 million. •             The Claimant Count in December 2013 fell by 24,000 compared with November to 1.247 million •             There were 569,000 job vacancies for October to…

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Ian Thomas on BBC's Wales Report tonight @agecymru

Age Cymru's Chief Executive, Ian Thomas will be appearing 'The Wales Report' at 10.35pm on BBC One Wales tonight. Ian will be speaking about the need to protect older and vulnerable people from...

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Older people 'feel loneliest' on Sundays @age_uk

A new survey has found that almost 1 in 7 older people feel loneliest on Sundays. {DynamicContent:Social Media Buttons}   The research by the Royal Voluntary Service among more than 1,000 people...

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Rights of older people must be upheld @age_ni

Junior Minister Jennifer McCann has called for the rights of older people to be upheld. Speaking at the Pensioners Parliament, the West Belfast MLA said: "No one should be discriminated against...

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