This series of projects was funded by the Nationwide Foundation as part of its Investor Programme 2009-12, ‘Money Matters, Homes Matter, Families Matter’.
Age UK Camden Age UK Camden is providing information, advice and support to maximise the income of older people in Camden’s Somali community.
Age UK Wirral Age Concern Wirral is recruiting staff to provide advocacy services for people with 'early onset' dementia in Wirral.
Centre for Policy on Ageing CPA is researching a practical way to prevent financial exploitation and abuse of older people by piloting Daily Money Management programmes in the UK. Further details can be found on the money management pages of this web site.
Centre for Sustainable Energy Assisting rurally isolated older people in Somerset to access home improvement and energy efficiency measures to improve their housing conditions. The Centre has produced a variety of advice materials on domestic energy use and a report on fuel poverty entitled 'You Just Have To Get By'.
The Haven The Haven is recruiting financial inclusion officers to support domestic abuse survivors living both in Wolverhampton’s Haven refuges and in the community.
money advice plus services MAPS is providing tailored telephone debt and money advice to survivors of domestic abuse across England.
Rowan Alba Rowan Alba is offering a resettlement service for victims of domestic abuse, providing support as they leave temporary accommodation and set up a new home free from abuse.
The Runnymede Trust The Runnymede Trust is researching the needs of black and minority ethnic (BME) older people in respect to their housing and financial needs. On 20 July 2010 Runnymede launched the first two reports in the House of Lords. The next stage of the research is to engage directly with older BME people to find out how financial considerations affect their decision about where to retire to, both within and beyond the UK. A view of the future ageing of the ethnic minority population can be found on the BME projections section of this web site. Watch the Runnymede video Facing Financial Futures to hear the views of older people about their financial situation.
Rural Media Company The Rural Media Company is researching the housing and financial challenges faced by older people living in rurally isolated areas of the UK. The project Over the hill? aims to highlight the challenges faced by those growing older in the countryside and has produced films of eight case studies highlighting these challenges.
Thanet Citizens’ Advice Bureau Improving financial literacy of older people who are rurally isolated in Kent. Advisors will provide assistance with regard to benefit entitlement, housing and money management.
