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Here's how, with your support, Age UK is supporting older people through the cost of living crisis.
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.
Veterans from Age UK Gloucestershire visited the county's Jet Age Museum, where they celebrated the success of Joining Forces in the area.
Care costs varies a lot depending on different factors, including your financial circumstances and where you live. Find out more from Age UK.
Dr Elizabeth Webb answers the latest big coronavirus questions, including where we are with a vaccine and how mutations to the coronavirus could affect vaccines.
Many of our local Age UKs have cafes, where they run lunch clubs for older people to get a hot meal and meet friends
your boots and get walking to help raise funds for Age UK's vital work. How do I get started? Decide where you're going to walk, when, and how long for, or sign up to an existing walking challenge . Set up ... challenge is progressing. Can I get more support with my fundraising? Fundraising support t-shirts CTA (global) How will my money help Age UK? Your money will make a real difference to the lives of older people
both reap the benefits while doing something amazing for a great cause. How do I get started? Decide where you're going to walk, when, and how long for, or sign up to an existing walking challenge – ... along the way! Can I get more support with my fundraising? Fundraising support standard CTA (global) How will my money help Age UK? Your money will make a real difference to the lives of older people
Downing Street to overrule it. The idea that there is something called ‘the Treasury view’ goes back to at least the 1920s and 1930s. It is an institutional mindset affecting politicians of all ... all parties and civil servants alike, one that certainly changes with the times and comes and goes in response to the economic and political context, but which is always there to a degree. It derives from
With the cost of living rising, many of us may be trying to save money and cut down on our bills. But it's important that we don't put our health at risk as a result, particularly older people who are
people, but her deteriorating health meant she had no choice but to retire. “It was only due to my feet that I had to give up, because I was in so much pain at the end of the shift that I thought: ‘this ... Iris. “I did miss it when I left, but I don't miss it so much now because I see my friend once a week, and both my daughters once or twice a week.” Iris on the support she received thanks to Age
Claudette sometimes goes days without speaking to anybody. In 2020, Claudette was matched with Elizabeth through our Telephone Friendship Service. Now, she has someone to talk to every week. "My telephone friend ... listener. She's very caring and I don't find her at all judgmental. She seems to understand where I am on my life journey – that's something I really appreciate." Your gift could be a lifeline When