Labour has urged for all over-50s to receive a free flu vaccine to prevent a ‘perfect storm’ of a winter flu outbreak and second Covid-19 wave. Leader Sir Keir Starmer said the Government owed it to the NHS to do all it could to prevent the two outbreaks coinciding. It comes as The Royal College … Read more
All over-50s in Britain could get the flu jab on the NHS this winter, under plans reportedly being considered by ministers to cope with a second wave of Covid-19. Government advisers have already recommended that Number 10 contemplate vaccinating the ‘entire population’ against flu in an effort to free up hospital beds. Insiders now say … Read more
More over-50s are claiming Universal Credit than under-25s, as older workers struggle in pandemic-hit job market Number of over-50s on Universal Credit has soared to 660,000 since March Many are ineligible because they have savings of £16k or draw a pension How do you claim Universal Credit? Find our guide below By Tanya Jefferies for … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS: AFH, the firm offering finance for the over-50s, could give YOUR investments a brighter future By Joanne Hart for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:00 BST, 11 May 2019 | Updated: 16:47 BST, 14 May 2019 The UK is growing older. Around 40 per cent of the British population is over 50 … Read more
Keeping the over-50s in isolation longer and requiring people to prove their age when out and about is ‘the safest way out of lockdown’, researchers claim. A Warwick University study found that a ‘rolling age-release strategy’ was the best option to end the lockdown introduced to slow the spread of the deadly coronavirus. The strategy … Read more
Fifty financial advisers team up to offer free half-hour sessions to over-50s with money troubles in cororavirus crisis You can book a ‘no strings attached’ call with a regulated financial adviser at emergencyfinancialadvice.org You can also read answers to common questions and email your own to the site Service was launched by William Burrows of … Read more
Living alone makes over-50s 30% more likely to be treated in hospital for respiratory diseases such as COVID-19 Study of more than 4,000 Britons aged over 50 assessed their lifestyle Compared this with their hospital records to register any hospital admissions Found those who lived alone are 32 per cent more likely to be sent to hospital … Read more