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Thursday 18 February 2016

News updates - from the web

Steve Ion's regular round-up of relevant news items.

User involvement in care inspections is jeopardised by CQC's short-sighted thinking - here.

E.ON and Age UK urged to refund pensioners over fuel deal - here.

Age UK energy deals with E.On to be examined by regulators - here.

Ministers under fire after Amazon boss is appointed to Work and Pensions department board - here

Nearly 14,000 disabled people have mobility cars taken away - here.

Later Life Agenda - here.

Task force warns more than a million elderly may be suffering from malnutrition - here.

New state pension blow for women as they lose right to make a claim based on their partner's National Insurance record - here.

Is charity Age UK selling overpriced insurance too? Investigation suggests its quotes are three times higher than rivals - here.

Hope in the fight against dementia: Number of people battling the condition has FALLEN by 20% every decade since the 70s - here.

Over-65s in England 'living longer than ever before' - here.

Age UK and E.ON suspend controversial tariff for pensioners - here.

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