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19/07/2010
FEWER THAN ONE-IN-FIVE OVER-50s SWAYED BY ELECTION CAMPAIGN MILLIONS
Millions of pounds worth of General Election campaign cash was wasted on the over-50s with just 17% of older voters switching support despite the massive efforts of politicians. Independent research commissioned by Saga - the travel, lifestyle and financial .....
16/07/2010
BUS PASS ELIGIBILTY COMMENT
The introduction of means testing to eligibility for a free bus pass would be a highly retrograde and massively unpopular measure. The bus pass keeps older people active and gets them out and about at a time in their lives when it is vital that they .....
14/07/2010
MOBILISE GRANNY’S ARMY TO TACKLE ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR.
A Granny’s Army could be the spearhead of a plan to drive anti-social behaviour off the streets. An RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts) report has suggested that individuals and communities could be trained to tackle low-level yobbery, .....
05/07/2010
SAGA OFFERS RESPITE SERVICE FOR CARERS
Saga extends its high quality care service to include respite for carers Over a third of Carers feel they have lost their personal time and space Call 0800 068 8583 to find out more Saga Independent Living is extending its high quality domiciliary care .....
02/07/2010
CAMERON’S FIRST 50 DAYS: 1.5 OUT OF NUMBER TEN ON OVER-50s ISSUES
Fifty days in for the new government, and the UK’s over-50s are seeing little sign that their 44% share of the vote is yielding 44% of the Cameron administration’s attention. Emma Soames, editor-at-large of Saga magazine, says that while government .....
28/06/2010
COMMENT ON PERSONAL HEALTH BUDGETS – EMMA SOAMES, SAGA.
“It’s bad enough suffering from a chronic condition without the added hassle of layers of red tape and having to coerce or coax Primary Care Trusts into providing it,” said Emma Soames, editor-at-large of Saga magazine. “Nobody knows better about .....
28/06/2010
OVER 60s USING ASSETS INTELLIGENTLY TO MAKE MOST OF RETIREMENT
Equity release increasingly used to clear debt and free up income A new study from Saga Equity Release today reveals that a fifth* (17%) of over 50s have little money left over to enjoy their retirement once they have paid off their debts and more .....
25/06/2010
‘LET US KEEP WORKING AFTER RETIREMENT’ SAY OVER 50’S
One in three over 50’s want to continue working after the default retirement age but 60 per cent feel that there is a lack of support to help them do so, according to new research out today. SAGA and the National Endowment for Science, Technology and .....
