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·2 days ago

Starting a new chapter: A hello from Independent Age’s new CEO

As Independent Age focuses on tackling financial hardship in later life, new CEO Joanna Elson CBE explains why she was drawn to the charity’s mission to support older people. As a child in the 1970s, I knew that life in our community could be tough for older people. Often, when…

CEO

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Starting a new chapter: A hello from Independent Age’s new CEO
Starting a new chapter: A hello from Independent Age’s new CEO
CEO

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Independent Age

·Sep 20

Manchester based charity aims to break financial taboos following grant from Independent Age

A closer look at the Wai Yin Society, and how they have used a £40,000 grant from Independent Age’s Cost-of-living Grants Fund to increase support for older people struggling with the cost of living. Wai Yin Society was founded in 1988 to help Chinese women in the Manchester area, and…

Grantmaking

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Manchester based charity aims to break financial taboos following grant from Independent Age
Manchester based charity aims to break financial taboos following grant from Independent Age
Grantmaking

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Independent Age

·Aug 31

That’s good to know!

Our free Good to Know telephone groups introduce new information and opportunities, just like a cup of tea and a chat at a community centre. ‘The group is like a cup of tea and a chat with friends.’ Ellie Some things in life are just ‘good to know’. That’s why…

Charity

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That’s good to know!
That’s good to know!
Charity

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Independent Age

·Aug 31

Elizabeth Robins’ remarkable gift

A gift in your Will could help older people for years to come. Independent Age is fortunate to benefit from many gifts in Will (often called legacies or bequests). …

Giving

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Elizabeth Robins’ remarkable gift
Elizabeth Robins’ remarkable gift
Giving

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Independent Age

·Aug 31

Our Grants Fund at work

Our Cost-of-living Grants Fund is already making a difference. When we launched our Cost-of-living Grants Fund in December, we wanted it to act as an emergency response to the cost-of-living crisis, allowing organisations to get their projects up and running quickly. We haven’t been disappointed. We now have feedback from…

Community

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Our Grants Fund at work
Our Grants Fund at work
Community

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Independent Age

·Aug 31

A helpline and a lifeline

Every day we get calls from people who don’t know where to turn — and every day our Helpline finds a way to for them to enjoy life again. It could be about money and benefits, health care and support, or housing. Thousands of older people, their families and carers…

Charity

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A helpline and a lifeline
A helpline and a lifeline
Charity

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Independent Age

·Aug 31

Campaigns round-up

Our campaigns team has taken to the road as part of our push to get a Commissioner for Older people and Ageing in England. As part of Independent Age’s hard work to influence laws and government policies, we’ve been taking our campaign for a Commissioner for Older People and Ageing…

Campaign

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Campaigns round-up
Campaigns round-up
Campaign

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Independent Age

·Aug 31

Born to run

Mohamed was so impressed with Independent Age’s work that he ran the London Marathon for us this year. I’m a physical education teacher by qualification so, although I never worked in PE, I’ve always practised some kind of sport or physical activity, like going to the park for a walk. …

London Marathon

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Born to run
Born to run
London Marathon

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Independent Age

·Aug 31

The hidden two million

The number of older people facing financial hardship is only growing. More than two million older people live in poverty in the UK, and at least one million more live with precarious finances. That’s why we recently introduced our renewed focus on older people in poverty and financial hardship. Living…

Poverty

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The hidden two million
The hidden two million
Poverty

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Independent Age

·Aug 30

Meet our new CEO

Learn more about our incoming CEO — Joanna Elson, CBE — who comes to us from the Money Advice Trust. It’s an exciting time for our charity, as we gear up to improve the lives of older people facing financial hardship. …

Charity

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Meet our new CEO
Meet our new CEO
Charity

1 min read

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