OLDER people living in fuel poverty in Dorset are so stressed and anxious about being in debt to energy companies they are ...

Friends of the Elderly has secured £400,000 from Emanuel Hospital charity to help support London’s elderly residents facing ...

Charlotte Govier-Shorten, of Age UK Norwich, said: “Winter is a really difficult time for many older people and the Warm Homes Programme can be vital in helping those in our local area to stay warm ...

New research from the Fabian Society reveals a startling statistic: 16% of UK pensioners, amounting to 1.9 million individuals, are living in poverty. This figure challenges the widely held belief ...

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, one in ten older adults in the U.S. — or 5.9 million individuals 65 or over — lives in poverty, although the percentage varies from state to state. In the District ...

The economic downturn is forcing older people to return to a rationing mentality not seen in the UK since the Second World War, according to the Royal British Legion. The charity says an urgent ...

The government should consider matching its child poverty target with an equivalent goal for pensioners to help the significant minority of older people who are socially excluded. The call comes in a ...