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Independent Age

Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Independent Age's 2024 annual report detailing its Helpline, grants and policy work tackling poverty and financial hardship in later life across the UK.

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Helpline and advice service, grants programmes (Boosting Advice Fund, Older People's Fund), policy and influencing, housing and welfare guidance Custom geography from upload: England

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 £5.7m+ in unclaimed benefits identified for 1,067 older people in financial hardship
Key Metric 2 27,107 interactions on the Helpline
Key Metric 3 £5.2 million awarded in grants to 37 not-for-profit organisations

Key Outcomes

  • Increased income security for older people facing financial hardship
  • 54,172 campaign actions generated to influence decision-makers on pensioner poverty
  • Improved access to housing rights information for older private renters through a new guide

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