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Morgan Vine, Head of Policy at Independent Age, spoke to i news about the painful choice older people are making this winter between staying warm and eating a decent meal.

As the Government considers raising the free prescription age from 60 to 66, we spoke to i news about how medication cannot become another financial burden, especially as older people are already cutting back on essentials.

Following on from our research that revealed two in five older people spent at least one year in poverty over the last decade, we spoke to The Mirror about the reality for older people struggling to make ends meet and the impact of increasing energy prices. 

As figures emerged that over 50% more adults are now "always or often lonely" than were before the pandemic, Deborah Alsina, CEO of Independent Age, told The Independent that the government needs to do a lot more to address the effects of loneliness on the mental health of older people.

Chit Selvarajah, Policy Manager at Independent Age, spoke to the Guardian about the concerning reports that housebound elderly people are having to wait weeks to get their booster vaccine, despite being a key priority group for top-up jabs. 

Our research revealed that the coronavirus pandemic has already damaged the health of people over the age of 65, and it may deteriorate even more for many of the UK’s 12.5 million older people. Read more about our findings in the MailOnline. 

As inflation rises, Morgan Vine, Head of Policy and Influencing, spoke to the Daily Express about the impact this is having on the nearly 1 million older households already living in fuel poverty in England.

Deborah Alsina MBE, Chief Executive at Independent Age, wrote in CareTalk magazine about the key issues facing older people, especially the challenges of accessing care and support.