Age Scotland

New research from Age Scotland has highlighted that 4 in 10 (42%) of over 50s believed that they were living in fuel poverty this summer. This is a significant increase as before this energy crisis the Scottish Government had estimated that 27% of older households (over 65) were living in fuel pover

More than 72 per cent of Scots households will be pushed into fuel poverty by January 2023, according to a new report authored by academics. The University of York research predicts that, even with the £400 fuel rebate being offered by the UK Government, 58.5% of households will be plunged int

Ofgem has confirmed that the energy price cap will be updated quarterly, rather than every six months, as it warned that customers face a very challenging winter ahead. The regulator said that the change will go some way to provide the stability needed in the energy market, reducing the risk of furt

Age Scotland’s chief executive Brian Sloan has announced to the charity’s staff and board that he will step away from his role after 10 years of dedicated and successful leadership supporting the interests of older people in Scotland.Brian Sloan's leadership of Scotland’s national

Age Scotland is calling for urgent action to tackle the social care crisis after figures published today found that the number of older people being kept in hospital because of lack of community care remains unacceptably high. New figures from Public Health Scotland showed that the number of people

Age Scotland has called for increased care and support for people living with dementia as new figures from the National Records of Scotland report that 6,046 deaths were caused by Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias in Scotland in 2021, a decrease of 5% (306 deaths) on 2020. While this is

Age Scotland is calling on people to help tackle the loneliness epidemic by taking on the 'Age Squatland' fundraising challenge in August.

Mid-year population estimates from National Records of Scotland show that Scotland’s population is ageing compared with previous decades. Since 2000, the number of people aged 65+ in Scotland has increased by a third, while the number of children has fallen 6%. All 32 Scottish council areas ha

A new round of funding worth £145,921 is available for organisations across Scotland looking to offer grassroots, community-led support for those affected by dementia. The ‘Encouraging and Supporting Grassroots Activity Fund’ is open to both new and established organisations and co

Age Scotland, in partnership with Scottish Water, is urging older people to turn on the tap to stay hydrated as temperatures are set to soar this weekend.

Age Scotland has raised concerns over the lack of access to cash following a new House of Commons Scottish Affairs Committee report, which reveals that 53% of Scotland’s bank branches have closed since 2015 – the highest percentage loss in the UK. A total of 500,000 people in Scotland ar

In the context of a steadily ageing society and the continuing impetus to expand appropriate residential solutions in the community for older people, the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) is pursuing a series of interlocked projects that consider different aspects of housing adap

Household energy bills are expected to rise even further in the autumn to an average of £2,800 a year, Ofgem’s chief executive told MPs yesterday.

Around 220,000 older households in Scotland will have insufficient income to cover their essential spending this year, according to the latest analysis by Age Scotland’s sister charity Age UK. With 150,000 pensioners already living in relative poverty in Scotland, the charities estimate that t

Age Scotland has highlighted the urgent need for action to tackle pensioner poverty as statistics from the Scottish Government revealed today that 11% of pensioners were in persistent poverty after housing costs between 2016 and 2020. The figure is unchanged from the previous period.