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Age UK is the new force combining Age Concern England and
Help the Aged in England.
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Age UK delivers a number of UK-wide digital inclusion programmes and campaigns working with many local and national partners. We support those in later life tobenefit from internet access and technologies at all stages of engagement through taster sessions, on-going courses and outreach programmes.Age UK works in partnership with 200+ organisations which form our Digital Inclusion Network and delivers Connect with IT, our comprehensive digital inclusion campaign which includes itea and biscuits week, myfriends online week, an annual Age UK Internet Champion of the Year competition, IT Volunteering and computer recycling. In addition we run initiatives in care homes and sheltered housing.We support activities through expert information, best practice materials, support and training, grants and consumer materials.More than 200,000 people in later life are helped each year. Find out more about what we do:
Online Government Services and the offline older generation (PDF 733 KB)
Digital exclusion and older people (PDF 554 KB)
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