George McNamara, Director of Policy and Influencing

Cold Weather Payments should be there to support vulnerable older people and not give them extra worries, says George McNamara, Director of Policy and Influencing at Independent Age.

The NHS long-term plan must clearly set out the necessary funding and reforms to ensure older people can live healthier lives for longer, says George McNamara, Director of Policy and Influencing at Independent Age.

Below is Independent Age's comment on the NHS Digital Adult Social Care Activity and Finance Report.

Independent Age have issued a response to the Matt Hancock announcement of £240million funding for social care to address delayed discharges from hospital.

Independent Age has released the below statement following the story today that ‘the strain on millions of unpaid carers is harming their health, jeopardising the care of loved ones they care for, and putting the adult social care system at an increased risk of collapse, council and care leaders are warning.'

Commenting on the government's announcement of a strategy to tackle homelessness, George McNamara, Director of Policy and Influencing at Independent Age, the older people’s charity, released the following statement.