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Why do we value old objects over older people? Age UK is here to change how we age.
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.
You may be eligible for financial support to help you with your caring responsibilities. Find out more with Age UK.
Read our helpful money guides covering topics such as the practical and emotional side of coping with a bereavement.
Sign up as a volunteer for the telephone friendship service to talk to older people to help loneliness and isolation.
receive during a typical day. 8am: Amanda’s first call is from a man who says that he needs help to pay his heating bills. He tells Amanda he is disabled and has to have his heating on constantly ... 9.55am: Ahmed speaks with a lady who has poor mobility and long-term health conditions and needs help around the home and garden . Together they complete an application for the disability benefit, Attendance
If you think a friend or family member might be feeling lonely, we can help you find the right way to support them.
explains how The Alzheimer's Show provides a chance to share our resources and learn from the people they help.
Ted, a storyteller from our Christmas appeal, tells us how Age UK has helped him to feel less alone since losing his beloved wife Jess.
Caring for someone can be challenging at the best of times. Age UK gives tips to help carers and their loved ones cope during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Age UK's Charlotte Lynch on how this National Day of Reflection will help her to grieve and share her love for her mum.
Miles Bassett, Campaigns Officer at Age UK, on the wait for care and how Age UK is working to help those affected.