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SAGA COMMENTS ON DWP REPORT ON AUTO-ENROLMENT 1 Aug 2012 | 05:31 pm
Ros Altmann, Director-General of Saga comments on DWP report into pension income rises as a result of auto-enrolment:
90% OF SIXTY-SOMETHINGS DON'T FEEL OLD 30 Jul 2012 | 07:31 pm
NO WONDER THEY RESENT BEING CALLED ELDERLY Over 60s are fed up with being referred to as 'elderly' or 'old-age pensioners', according to research and Saga surveys. Dr Ros Altmann, Director-General o...
DIY CAR MAINTENANCE DYING OUT 30 Jul 2012 | 04:55 pm
• The number of people carrying out basic car maintenance has almost halved over the last five years • Only one in ten over 50s would attempt basic repairs to their car • Over 50s in the South East, L...
THE SUN HAS GOT HIS HAT ON AND THE OVER 50S COME OUT TO PLAY 24 Jul 2012 | 10:47 pm
• More than two thirds of over 50s hold parties at their home • One in eight over 50s use their garden for entertaining • Grandparents at the hub of family parties
OLDER PEOPLE HAPPIER ONCE THEY REACH RETIREMENT - ONS CONFIRMS SAGA SMILE INDEX 24 Jul 2012 | 09:32 pm
• Peak of well-being is reached at age 65-69 • People in their 50s feeling less positive than those recently retired
OVER 50s OPEN UP ABOUT SIZE, DIET AND EXERCISE 23 Jul 2012 | 05:29 pm
• 52% of over 50s say they are overweight • One in five say their weight is their biggest physical concern, yet one in three do no exercise at all • Over a quarter of over 65s exercise for fun
RECORD RISE IN EMPLOYMENT AMONG OVER 65s SUGGESTS A SOCIAL REVOLUTION IS UNDERWAY 18 Jul 2012 | 08:33 pm
Good news that people are rethinking retirement, recognising they are not 'past it' at 65
SHIFT TO LATER PARENTHOOD LEADS TO LATER LIFE DEBTS 17 Jul 2012 | 09:52 pm
• A fifth of over 50s had their last child between 35-40 • One in twenty of today’s over 50s have children from second marriage • Those with later life children have considerably higher debt
SAGA COMMENTS ON HIGHER INFLATION FOR OVER 50S 17 Jul 2012 | 06:47 pm
Commenting on today’s inflation figures, Dr Ros Altmann, Director General of over-50s specialists Saga, says:
AGEING POPULATION IS A HUGE OPPORTUNITY FOR UK ECONOMY 16 Jul 2012 | 11:19 pm
Dr Ros Altmann, Director-General of Saga, comments:
