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Pensioners own £765bn in housing wealth

Tue Mar 2 2010 06:16:19

Retired homeowners are collectively sitting on more than £765 billion-worth of housing wealth, new research shows.
Care talks plan to cool row

Sun Feb 14 2010 05:37:14

The Health Secretary is trying to cool the row over care for the elderly by calling a non-partisan conference to address the issue.
Harman: Age bias costs economy billions

Mon Jan 11 2010 05:01:13

Harriet Harman will attack discrimination against the elderly as a serious problem that requires action at the highest levels.
Ice swimming old folk

Tue Jan 5 2010 18:00:05

Chinese pensioners go crazy for ice-swimming.

Chinese pensioners go ice swimming
South Korean tour bus in cliff plunge

Thu Dec 17 2009 11:37:30

At least 17 South Korean senior citizens have died, according to reports, after a tour bus plunged over a cliff.
Isa top-ups for older savers

Tue Oct 6 2009 08:06:02

Older savers will be able to top up their Isas by up to £3,000, as new tax-free savings allowances come into force.
Urgent action needed on OAP poverty

Wed Aug 5 2009 12:43:05

Campaigners are calling for urgent action to tackle pensioner poverty as a third of British over-65s live below the bread-line.
Income for pensioners less than £10,000

Mon Jul 14 2008 11:47:11

Nearly two-thirds of single pensioners are having to get by on incomes of less than £10,000 a year.
Pensioners hit by soaring costs

Sat Jul 5 2008 07:39:25

Pensioners have seen the cost of the goods and services they use soar by more than a third.
Age and sex discrimination tackled

Thu Jun 26 2008 19:28:59

Discrimination against older people in the provision of goods and services will be outlawed as part of a "radical shift" in policies.
Tagging suggested for elderly

Thu Apr 19 2007 13:34:58

Electronic tags should be used to keep tabs on the elderly, a Government minister has suggested.

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