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Labour councils pledge to uphold Londoners’ Freedom Pass
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE smells a bit of media manipulation over the handling of news about the capital’s travel concessions London’s Labour-run borough councils, with the “full support” of London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan, will block any changes to the … Continue reading
Posted in Age UK Croydon, Charity, Claire Holland, Lambeth Council, London Councils, London-wide issues, TfL, Transport
Tagged Age UK, Age UK Croydon, Age UK London, Croydon, Croydon Council, Freedom Pass, London, London Borough of Croydon, London Councils, Pensioners, TfL, Transport for London
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Charity to campaign against cuts to Londoners’ Freedom Pass
Age UK, the charity that represents the interests of Britain’s older generations, has expressed its firm opposition to any suggestion that Londoners should lose their Freedom Pass concessionary travel. The Freedom Pass provides free travel on all Transport for London … Continue reading
22% of older Londoners are living in poverty says AgeUK
Charity is offering special helpline for pensioners to make sure that they are able to claim the Winter Fuel Payment before December deadline One-fifth of over-50s in London are living in poverty, a higher proportion than any other part of … Continue reading
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Tagged Age UK, Age UK Croydon, Age UK London, London, Poverty, Winter Fuel Payment
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A chill wind is blowing as Labour breaks pensioners’ pledge
Columnist ANDREW FISHER on Rachel Reeves, the £20bn ‘black hole’ in government finances and why cutting winter fuel allowance for pensioners is such a bad first move by the new government That the Tories left the country and our public … Continue reading
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Tagged Age UK, Andrew Fisher, Conservative, Croydon, Keir Starmer, Labour, Rachel Reeves, Tory, Wes Streeting, Winter Fuel Allowance
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One-third of older Londoners say the capital is ‘unaffordable’
‘The financial struggles of older Londoners are worse than ever’ according to the head of Age UK London The temporary re-introduction of pre-9am use of the Freedom Pass and 60+ Oyster on Fridays, under the Mayor of London’s recently launched … Continue reading
Posted in Age UK Croydon, Charity, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport
Tagged 60+ Oyster Card, Age UK, Age UK London, Freedom Pass, London, TfL, Transport for London
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‘Alarming’ report finds 1-in-4 older Londoners living in poverty
Poverty rates among older Londoners are significantly higher compared to the rest of the country, according to a report published today by charity Age UK London. The figures show that 25per cent of older Londoners live in poverty, compared to … Continue reading
Posted in Age UK Croydon, Charity
Tagged Age UK, Age UK London, Croydon, fuel poverty, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Mayor of London, Poverty
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NHS and charity urge public to get second covid booster jab
NHS London and Age UK are working together to promote the covid-19 spring booster vaccine for those most at risk, including the over-75s, older care home residents and those who are immunosuppressed aged 12 and over. So far more than … Continue reading
Posted in Age UK Croydon, Charity, Croydon NHS Trust, Health
Tagged Age UK, coronavirus, covid, Covid-19, London NHS
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