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The Government must “act urgently” against the worsening cost of living crisis leading charities and unions have said

Cost of living impact could be ‘catastrophic’ for care homes and staff

Iceland is giving pensioners £30 voucher to help them buy food

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Female pensioners face tough winter with rising energy and food prices

Prescription packages in Boots (Photo by ISABEL INFANTES/AFP via Getty Images)

Millions at risk of losing free prescriptions in government shake-up

Immobility, loneliness and an inability to grieve as normal due to the Covid pandemic is leaving “deep physical and emotional scars” on a large proportion of the UK’s older population, a charity has said (Photo: Shutterstock)

Pandemic leaving ‘deep physical and emotional scars’ on older population

A charity has warned that older drinkers who do not have smartphones to order food and drinks at pubs and restaurants are at risk of being discriminated against (Photo: Shutterstock)

Older people who do not have smartphones are ‘at risk of discrimination’