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• Half of over 50s are happy to take a driving test at 70 years old
• Eight out of ten under 50s think drivers should be re-tested regularly as they get older
• One in three over 50s would like to take extra driving lessons
• Saga is offering some customers a free driving confidence course

• Five of the best ways to see Cuba with Saga
• Sail in for overnight stays during two ocean cruises
• Explore the island with a choice of two escorted tours
• Relax at beachfront resort - 22 nights’ all-inc from £1,829

• Spend four nights in Shimla the once summer capital of the British in India
• Ride on the Kalka-Shimla Railway and recall the times of the British Empire

This evening the DWP have tweeted that Carers in receipt of the Carers Allowance will be exempt from the benefit cap. Paul Green, director of communications for retirement specialists Saga commented:

• First Time Cruisers receive up to £200 discount*

Equity Release Council figures released today have revealed that homeowners over 55 unlocked a record amount of equity in their homes via drawdown lifetime mortgages in the final quarter of 2015.

Responding to reports that the BBC may be planning to ask over 75s to contribute towards their BBC licence fee, Paul Green, director of communications for retirement specialists Saga commented:

* See the Terracotta Warriors
* Enjoy a 4-day cruise on the Yangtze
* Explore Beijing and Shanghai
* Visit the Great Wall
* Jump on a bullet train and visit the panda breeding centre in Chengdu

• Over 50s wealth equivalent to £6.2 trillion – almost 70% of the amount held by UK households
• Pension and property wealth up by £660bn since 2011
• As MPs study ‘inter-generational fairness’, Saga Investment Services says that ‘the savings culture of the over 50s is vital to the UK economy and in stimulating growth’

• Deal of the Week – Book by 29 January, 2016 and save £30 per person
• 4 nights £269 half board at the Sandbanks Hotel, Dorset on the 20th March 2016

Learn to dance with some of Strictly’s dancers including current stars Kevin and Karen Clifton and former star Robin Windsor on Saga Sapphire’s all inclusive Mediterranean Odyssey cruise

• First Time Cruisers receive up to £400 discount*

Saga's latest inflation figures show that over the long terms costs for older consumers remains consistently higher than the population as a whole.