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  1. Why free TV licences for the over 75s matter

    main form of company. That's why we're fighting to save the right to a free TV licence for the over 75s.

  2. GP services for older people

    what to do if you're too ill to visit your GP, and what services GP practices should offer people aged 75 and over, and people with long-term conditions.

  3. TV licence concessions

    If you're 75 or over and you claim Pension Credit, you're entitled to a free TV licence. If you're visually impaired, you may be able to get a discount.

  4. Switched Off: Save free TV for older people

    free for all over 75s. That's why we're committed to holding the BBC and the Government to account. What happens now with the BBC? Around 15,000 Age UK campaigners over the age of 75 recently answered

  5. Campaign with older people

    real struggle for him. Supporting the Age UK campaign to retain free TV licences for the over 75s – and passing it onto my friends – was such a quick and simple action for me to take. We can only

  6. Make Christmas a little brighter

    Help us solve this crisis. Donate now “ Loneliness is devastating ”   Michael, 75, lives alone with mobility problems, and often had to go days without speaking to another person, even

  7. Shining a spotlight on domestic abuse in older people

    in official statistics – until 2021, following a successful campaign by Age UK , people aged 75 and older weren’t asked about their experiences of domestic abuse in the survey from which the ... isn’t the case. Current data shows that one in twenty people aged 60-74 and one in thirty people aged 75 and over experienced domestic abuse in the past year, equivalent to 700,000 older people. And these

  8. New data on domestic abuse in older people

    people who were aged up to 74, so there was a shortage of good data on the domestic abuse of people aged 75 and older. At the beginning of this year’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence ... ages. Sadly, this data shows that 1 in 30 people aged 60 to 74 and approximately 1 in 50 people aged 75+ have been subjected to domestic abuse in the past year. That means more than 400,000 older people

  9. The digital conundrum

    the internet, but this reduces with age and those aged 75+ are the least likely to be online. And while internet use, including among those aged 75+, has increased over recent years, a substantial number

  10. Our 'State of Older People’s Health and Care' report demands swift action

    decades – with a man now expected to live 18.5 years longer and a woman 21 years longer, compared to 75 years ago – this remarkable achievement does also mean a much bigger, and growing, older population ... their own homes. Recognising the changes There’s no doubt we’ve come a long way in the 75 years of the NHS, and we should be proud of how it has enriched our lives and helped many of us to

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