Whither an Age Friendly London
Last Wednesdays launch of the Mayor of London’s Age Friendly Action Plan didn’t have any fireworks, nor was City Hall lit…
Last Wednesdays launch of the Mayor of London’s Age Friendly Action Plan didn’t have any fireworks, nor was City Hall lit…
The Government has been prompting older workers back to the workplace. This summer Mel Stride the Work and Pensions Secretary suggested…
Chris Walsh the Chief Exec of Wise Age was invited onto the BBC London Politics programme Friday 3rd November to debate…
We support this campaign https://www.health.org.uk/news-and-comment/charts-and-infographics/a-rising-state-pension-age-will-leave-people-who-are-out-of-work-due-to-ill-health-at-greater-risk-of-poverty-and-worsening-health?
Dear Colleagues The IFS research trying to suggest older people are retiring earlier while those in work are continuing because they…
As there are more and more older people living longer and as many, but certainly not all have disposable income, the…
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/25/record-number-over-50s-uk-work-part-time-ons-data
There’s a bit of good and bad news in the latest published ONS employment statistics for older workers and you can…
Wise Age is one of only 2 UK members of Age Platform and as such we can send our comments and…
Wise Age supported and partnered the mayors promotion of pension credit helping more pensioners to claim their rightful entitlement. Mayor expands…
If your council arranges care and support for you, you may need to pay towards your care costs. You might be…
Wise Age welcomes the Work and Pension Committee report published today (Work and Pensions Committee calls for more employment support to…
https://secondmission.org.uk/migrants/
Today was the last group employability training session in our current delivery programme funded by Trust for London. Group training by…
We’re used to the media and some politicians talking about the affluent older population and the generational iniquities with younger generations…
The last six months have seen the media image of older workers exiting employment and retiring being financially solvent and this…
https://mailchi.mp/age-platform/age-newsletter-coverage-june-2023?e=78abab6e95
NATIONAL PENSIONERS CONVENTION The campaigning organisation for older people in the UK Campaigning for Outstanding Bus Services Energy Bill Support Vouchers
https://www.chriswalshblog.com/post/why-dont-they-count-all-50-looking-for-work-as-unemployed
https://www.chriswalshblog.com/post/how-we-baby-boomers-can-help-others-in-need
Wise age is now one of only 2 associate members of Age the largest network and lobby for older people in…
A blog article by Chris Walsh, Wise Age CEO: https://www.chriswalshblog.com/post/why-they-must-not-increase-the-state-pension-age There has been some publicity given to a member of the…
Here is your chance to ask the Mayor when he is going to make London a real age friendly city with…
As we near the end of the current programme we need to be able to show the impact our work has…
The GLA Assembly Economy Committee’s new report states that London employers need to be more age friendly and the Mayor needs…
Wise Age gave evidence to the GLA Assembly’s Economy Committee on the financial security and employment of older Londoners. The committee…
London’s labour market is proving difficult for many older workers, especially for ethnic minorities. But the intersection between their age and…
Wise Age and other experts recently gave evidence to the Greater London Authority’s Assembly Economy Committee’s inquiry into financial hardship and…
Despite the Budget and the massive amounts of media coverage about the “older worker problem” we’re still not unpacking the real…
Research published today by the Living Wage shows the scale of low pay in the capital affecting workers. Despite London’s reputation…
The false narrative of Hunt is now repeatedly Andrew Bailey. The problem is not the small number of wealthy early retirees…
After a rise in media interest in older workers and in wise age there have been more opportunities to build partnerships…
At last after all our work the media have been contacting Wise Age to get an expert opinion on what older…
The need to retain and recruit the talents of older workers has never received so much coverage. But we need more…
Our Chief Executive made a guest appearance on BBC Radio Bristol on Friday. Speaking about ageism in the workplace and how…
Average Treasury worker 34 despite over-50s back to work push https://www.bbc.com/news/business-65024452 Chris Walsh, chief executive of the Wise Age charity, which…
Wise Age is one of seventy national organisations calling on the UK government to establish a Commissioner for Older People and Ageing…
Jeremy Hunt is happily ensconced at the Nineteenth Hole of his golf course, trying to persuade his wealthy early-retiree friends to…
Wise Age were witnesses giving evidence to the GLA Assembly Economy Committee’s inquiry on “Financial Security and Employment for older Londoners”.…
Today’s budget is a missed opportunity to put in place meaningful measures to address the very real problem of the large…
Find quality employment and learning opportunities in Waltham Forest. https://www.walthamforestjobs.org/
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/mar/02/cost-of-living-crisis-forcing-retired-people-in-uk-to-look-for-work-thinktank-suggests?CMP=share_btn_link Besides the rising numbers of 50+ who are long term unemployed there are over half a million not registered with…
Following our oral evidence to the committee we would like to summarise some key points we believe are important to increasing…
Wise Age is supporting both older unemployed and workless older people as we recognise that there are many who are desperate…
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKWALTHAM/bulletins/3454126
Wise Age presented to the Work and Pensions Committee current Inquiry on employment support o the 25th January Work and Pensions…
Tim Whitaker trustee of Wise Age looks at the prospects lowering for the high rates pensioner poverty in London. As featured in the…
Wise Age supports the return to work of the over 50s as it benefits businesses facing job shortages and can make…
Wise Age has been active in supporting campaigns to get decision makers in government the GLA and boroughs to understand the…
Wise age welcomes these initiatives and hopes more employers will look at hiring older workers to overcome labour shortages. If any…
he DWP is encouraging people to claim the benefit amid the cost of living crisis https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/dwp-urging-million-households-claim-25406789?utm_source=sharebar&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=sharebar
This is a time of great peril for those of us who are over 50 or even more over 66 and…
We are now offering webinars every Tuesday between 11-12.30, starting Tuesday 25th October run by our 2 age and employment experts…
Age UK London’s new report with data showing that poverty rates for over 50s are significantly higher in London compared with…
Quote from Wise Age Chief Exec: Yesterday the Prime Minister and Chancellor indicated they cannot guarantee the continuation of the triple…
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/sep/14/ive-always-thrown-myself-into-work-now-it-keeps-me-alive-the-over-65s-forced-to-join-the-great-unretirement We at the charity www.wiseage.org.uk have been tying to help over 50s including pension aged workers find decent employment for over…
https://www.npcuk.org/post/speaking-out-autumn-23?