over 50s News

2.5M grandparents set to act as holiday helpers this summer.

• The UKs 10 million over 50s can save £112.97 each1 with the ISA top-up scheme • 6.4 million over 50s provide financial support to their children2 • Britons are losing out on £108 million3 in ISA savings each year

With an election looming, Dick Lumsden believes that the over 50s will have the deciding votes in who runs the country.

The fact that the United Kingdom had the highest search volume for home insurance across the world in 2009 could mean that current insurance providers in the UK are not living up to consumer expectations.

Buying Christmas presents is like betting on the horses – a great feeling when you choose right, but a massive letdown all round when you pick a donkey, says Dick Lumsden.

The UK’s grandparents are saving parents just over £5 billion each year in childcare costs, a new research study reveals today (*1).

• 75% of over 50s stay in with their pets • Younger generation use food treats to keep pets happy • Pet massage and aromatherapy popular with one million cat and dog owners

Made-to-measure home insurance will become the norm if consumers look at their individual needs.

New research1 from specialist insurer RIAS highlights almost one million eligible UK motorists would like to use the car scrappage scheme to purchase their next new car2, yet only up to 300,000 car sales under the scheme will be available.

The oder workforce, over 50s, are losing jobs at a faster rate than their younger colleagues, signalling a (potentially permanent) loss of vital skills many of which will be needed to support the inevitable upturn in the economy.

A new self-help guide looks set to be one of the great gift inspirations this Christmas for those wondering what to get parents, friends or colleagues in that notoriously ‘difficult to buy for generation’ – the over 50s.