Help tackle the loneliness crisis this Christmas
A million older people are more isolated at Christmas than at any other time of year. But Age UK sees the problem - and you can help solve it.
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Information and advice
- Information and advice
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Money & legal
- Money & legal
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Benefits and entitlements
- Benefits and entitlements
- Attendance Allowance
- Benefit rates 2026-27
- Benefits Calculator - What benefits are you entitled to?
- Benefits for mixed age couples
- Bereavement Support Payment
- Blue Badge scheme - benefits, eligibility and how to apply
- Carer's Allowance
- Cold Weather Payment
- Council Tax Reduction
- Disability Living Allowance
- Employment and Support Allowance
- Free prescriptions for over 60s
- Housing Benefit
- How to challenge a benefits decision through mandatory reconsideration
- How to get help with urgent or one-off expenses
- Income Support
- Jobseeker's Allowance
- More money in your pocket information guide
- Moving back to the UK after living abroad
- Over 60 free bus pass, senior railcard and transport concessions
- Pension Credit
- Personal Independence Payment
- Recent changes to the benefits system
- Support for Mortgage Interest
- Search for a grant
- TV licence concessions
- Universal Credit
- Warm Home Discount
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- Winter Fuel Payment
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- Income and tax advice
- End of life issues
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Legal issues
- Legal issues
- Where can I get free legal advice?
- How to be an executor information guide
- Making a will
- Power of attorney
- Thinking about end of life information guide
- What is a living will (advance decision)?
- What is an executor of a will?
- What to do when someone dies
- Wills and estate planning information guide
- What is probate?
- Pensions advice
- Scams and fraud
- Help with the cost of living
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Health & wellbeing
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Conditions and illnesses
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- Depression
- Diabetes
- Eye health
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- High blood pressure
- Influenza (flu) prevention
- Malnutrition signs, causes & prevention
- Osteoporosis
- Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
- Shingles
- Urinary incontinence
- Urinary tract infections (UTIs)
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Health services
- Health services
- Dental services for older people
- 9 health tests that could save your life
- Getting the most from your medicines
- Getting help when feeling unwell
- NHS continuing healthcare
- Your hospital stay
- GP services for older people
- Being Discharged from Hospital: What Support Will I Get?
- Complaining about NHS services and hospitals
- What standards you should expect from NHS services
- Your hospital stay information guide
- Vaccines
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Being active
- Being active
- Getting active when you find exercise difficult
- Getting active when you're not sure when to start
- Helping someone to get active
- Preventing falls
- How to look after your feet
- Walking tips
- Physical activity videos to use at home
- Staying steady information guide
- Functional fitness – movement for better ageing
- Invest in your health as you age
- Mind and body
- Loneliness
- Relationships and family
- Worried about someone?
- Care & support
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Work & learning
- Work & learning
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Making the most of the internet
- Making the most of the internet
- Computer training courses
- Glossary of online terms
- Getting started on the internet
- Staying safe online
- How to make a video call
- Making your device easier to use
- How to download apps
- Email essentials
- What's WhatsApp?
- Using social media
- A guide to online banking
- How to transfer money and make payments
- Shopping safely online
- Password tips for online security
- Age UK's digital instruction guides
- Discrimination and rights
- Education and training
- Looking for work
- Retirement
- For professionals
- Information guides and factsheets
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Services
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Age UK Advice Line
0800 678 1602Free to call 8am – 7pm 365 days a year
Telephone friendship
Get a free weekly friendship call. We'll match you with one of our volunteers. Our service is flexible to suit the different needs of everyone who takes part.
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Our impact
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Let's change how we age
Why do we value old objects over older people? Age UK is here to change how we age.
How your support helps
Here's how, with your support, Age UK is supporting older people through the cost of living crisis.
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Making older people's voices heard
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Buy products
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Feel-good products for later life
A range of products to help you make the most of later life are available through Age UK Trading, with profits given to the charity.
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