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Help the Aged had national offices in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. As of 2005 the Charity employed over 1,800 people and had an income of £75 million per year.
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unveiled the first draft of the Equalities Bill in Parliament to outlaw discrimination through the provision of goods and services on the basis of age.
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On 26 June 2008, and after years of campaigning by Help the Aged, the British Government announced new legislation aimed at making
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and Hugh Faulkner to help disadvantaged older people who were affected by poverty, isolation and neglect. It merged with
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announced plans for the two charities to merge. Following consultation, this was confirmed in September, when
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The Charity was an active campaigner on a number of issues affecting older people including:
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The merged charity – known initially as Age Concern and Help the Aged, but now branded
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trust that was the research arm of Help the Aged. It operates
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Help the Aged also conducted a high-profile campaign on
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Charities for the elderly based in the United Kingdom
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Index

Research into Ageing
Age UK
Help the Aged (song)
HelpAge International
Help the Aged Logo
Charity
UK
helptheaged.org.uk
United Kingdom
charity
Cecil Jackson-Cole
Age Concern
Age UK

Isolation
age discrimination
Harriet Harman
fuel poverty
medical research
Age Concern England
Dianne Jeffrey
CBE
VisitBritain
Imperial War Museum
Age UK
"Obituary: Hugh Faulkner"
The Independent
Elder abuse
Health & Social Care
Neighbourhoods

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