Banking
Nationwide phases out paper passbooks – worrying for older customers or not?
Nationwide Building Society is due to eliminate passbooks in their current form starting February 2025. This move is said to be part of a broader initiative to modernise its services. Current Status of Passbooks New Accounts: Nationwide has already stopped offering new passbook accounts. Usage: Only 2% of Nationwide’s 16 million customers, roughly 120,000 members, […]
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News for you and your seniors January 2022
Here’s a roundup of important updates affecting you and your older relatives, from driving licences to mobile banking and state pensions. A reminder that anyone over 79 should renew their driving licence. It costs nothing but may take longer because, of course, of the effects of coronavirus. A growing number of ‘baby boomers’ are moving […]
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Supporting older people: News roundup January 2021
In the first roundup of news for 2021, we look at vaccinations and lockdown, the future of home care, current and future scams, energy saving, and the disappearance of bank branches. The latest on Covid-19 vaccinations and lockdown With the fast-changing nature and spread of Covid-19 and the variety of government reactions, we think the […]
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Life changes during lockdown for eldercare
Our latest roundup of news affecting our older friends and family is here. This week we feature: Accessing cash and managing money in an increasingly online world Worrying times for the care sector Doctors urge suspected stroke victims to get to hospital fast Can robotics help relieve loneliness? Living with dementia during coronavirus – some […]
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News bits
In this week’s news we look at the fall in bank branches and ATMs; property, pensions and retirement income; cost of living in privately rented property; latest figures on scams; growing complaints about abuse of Lasting Power of Attorney; eggs and heart disease; and day surgery shake-ups in NI. Age and the cashless society […]
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