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When will society decide you're on the scrapheap?
Age discrimination against older people is rife in British society
and restricts their everyday lives. It is unjust, unfair and must end.
Help the Aged has commissioned a report into Age Discrimination, major
findings include:
- Health: Upper age limits exist for vital services
like heart bypass operations, kidney dialysis and breast cancer
screening.
- Social Care: Cost ceilings (upper limits on
expenditure amounts) for older people are significantly lower than for
younger users of social services commissioned care.
- Employment: Ten percent of companies have no staff
over the age of fifty. Ninety percent of older people believe that
employers discriminate against them.
The facts
Age discrimination blights the lives of older people and causes immense
hardship, but what exactly is it and have you been affected by it? Read
the
executive summary (PDF 97Kb).
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Your voice
Voice your opinions and experiences of Age Discrimination, we want to hear
what you've got to say.
Campaign plan
How do we hope to eradicate age discrimination? This campaign by Help the
Aged is set to last several years, read all about our plans here.
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