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'I bought a charity shop New Year's Eve outfit for under £20 and was impressed and confused'

The charity shops are bursting with great, glamourous options this New Year

Manchester Evening News

Blankets, socks and light-bulbs handed out to residents to help during cost of living crisis

Age UK will also be offering some packs that include electric blankets

Bristol Post

Consumers choose charity shop Christmas gifts amid cost-of-living crisis

BHF’s retail director Allison Swaine-Hughes said the charity made record sales over one week this month.

The Independent UK

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Thousands of pensioners missing out on extra £324

Around 770,000 pensioner households are still missing out

Liverpool Echo

Pensioners must take action before December 18 to qualify for extra £324

Charity Age Concern is urging all pensioners to make sure they apply to avoid missing out on the lump sum payment

Wales Online

DWP urges older people with weekly income of less than £182 to claim £3,300 annual boost

Successful new claims for Pension Credit received by December 18 will qualify for the £324 cost of living payment.

Daily Record

Attendance Allowance myths which stop people of State Pension age claiming up to £92 each week

Successful claimants could receive either £247.40 or £369.60 every four weeks to help with additional living costs.

Daily Record

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Attendance Allowance claim form top tips which could help older people get up to £92 each week

More than 1.5 million people across the UK are now receiving either £81.85 or £92.40 each week from DWP.

Daily Record

‘It’s discrimination’: millions of Britons frozen out in the digital age

From banking to shopping and parking, consumers without access to tech are left frustrated

The Guardian - UK

Rising numbers of lonely old people present NHS challenges

Older people are at greater risk of social isolation, depression and ill health

Liverpool Echo

‘A great outcome’: Charities welcome protection to benefits and pensions in Autumn Statement

Benefits will rise by 10.1% from April in line with the rate of inflation in September, at a cost of £11 billion

Evening Standard

Ricky Tomlinson warns elderly will die if pension pledge is scrapped

The Liverpool actor urged the government to keep the policy

Liverpool Echo

Rishi Sunak facing calls to raise benefits with inflation as he hints pension ‘triple lock’ will stay OLD

Boost could persuade many elderly people to use their central heating this winter, Age UK says

The Independent UK

Ricky Tomlinson warns Rishi Sunak to keep pension pledge or 'forgotten' elderly will die

The Royle Family legend told the Mirror that pensioners having to use food banks “is a disgrace” and called on the government to protect them from a deadly winter in Thursday’s budget announcement

Daily Mirror

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The Guardian - UK

People living with dementia ‘sitting ducks for financial abuse’

Report shows failures by government, financial services and retailers to protect people with dementia from scammers

The Independent UK

Elderly ‘cut back on care’ as cost-of-living crisis bites

Age UK warned that there could be knock on impacts on the NHS.

Daily Mirror

Millions of older Brits cutting or stopping social care as cost of living crisis soars

Approximately 10% of over-60s – equating to 1.6 million people – have already shelved or reduced their help or expect to in the coming months, according to an online Kantar poll for charity Age UK

Wales Online

Warning signs that may show an older person is struggling this winter

More than 250,000 older people have died because of cold in the last 10 years, according to Age UK

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Wales Online

Eamonn Holmes shares details of 'ghastly' health scare

Television presenter calls for more awareness and understanding to fight the illness

Wales Online

Dr Ranj Singh urges older people to get Covid and flu jabs

The sooner the better, says television presenter

The Independent UK

Dr Ranj Singh urges older people to get Covid and flu jabs as soon as possible

The NHS doctor and TV presenter has joined charity Age UK in warning of a nasty flu strain this winter.

Daily Record

Attendance Allowance claim form top tips which could help older people get up to £92 each week

More than 1.5 million people across the UK are now receiving either £81.85 or £92.40 each week from DWP.

The Independent UK

Liz Truss: No-one will be forced to sell their home to pay for social care

The PM said her ‘first priority’ for the sector is properly funding it over the winter because there are ‘too many’ people staying in hospital.

Wales Online

Boss faces closing down care home as gas bill increases by 1,000 per cent

Joyce Pinfield, who runs Greenacres in Crowle, Scunthorpe, says she does not know how she will afford increased electricity and gas costs

Daily Record

Attendance Allowance myths which stop people of State Pension age claiming up to £92 each week

Successful claimants could receive either £247.40 or £369.60 every four weeks to help with additional living costs.

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