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  1. One Digital

    Online  to deliver better digital skills in the UK through empowering, supporting and inspiring trusted intermediaries or Digital Champions. Our goal as part of the partnership was to support older people ... are still just over a half of people over 75 who don’t use the internet. These older people will find it increasingly difficult to engage with public services and their wider community and may miss

  2. Ordinary power of attorney

      If you’re going travelling or will be out of the country for a while, it can be useful to set up an OPA so someone you trust can look after your finances or make decisions

  3. Professor Ian Deary interview on The Disconnected Mind

    some of us but not others. The Disconnected Mind project aims to find out. Ultimately, that knowledge will help us to protect our cognitive health as we get older. Extraordinary beginnings In June 1947, over ... information. The testing is repeated every three years, at ages 73 and 76 so far. A fourth round will start in late 2014. Brain scanning was added from age 73. All these data allow the research team to

  4. Understanding AI

    and what it means for you. Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing life as we know it. Many of us will have read news stories about AI or heard friends or family members talking about it, but might feel ... in many cases, it’s working away in the background of things you use already. While everyone will use AI differently depending on the devices they have and what their needs are, here are some examples

  5. The impact of the pandemic

    loss of a loved one, of social contact or their former way of life, and loss of support from and trust in services. Many older people were nowhere near to recovering their previous lifestyles, and didn’t ... The Health Influencing team at Age UK will be running annual polling surveys of older people’s health and care, which will be less focused on coronavirus. We will continue to track older people’s

  6. Volunteer with The Silver Line Helpline

    empathising, being non-judgemental and offering a friendly listening ear signpost to other relevant trusted services, offer a friendly chat day or night, and refer to other Age UK services if required ensure ... Induction, to include safeguarding- which takes around 1.5 hours and can be completed in your own time. We will set you up with your accounts and provide guidance on this. This is followed by a final Virtual Training

  7. What is financial abuse?

    restricting someone's access to money, employment or possessions pressuring and coercing someone about their will, lasting power of attorney, property or inheritance.  Click here if you need to leave this page ... someone and they haven't given it back? Do you feel pressured or forced into making changes to your will or other financial plans? While this list isn't exhaustive, these are some of the most common signs

  8. Age UK Weekly Lottery Licence & Rules

    time. The Promoter may amend these Rules at any time. The Promoter will notify you of any significant changes to these Rules and will publish the updated Rules on Age UK’s Website. The Promoter may ... necessary) updating the Promoter with your accurate and up to date contact details and the Promoter will be in no way liable for any failure or inability to contact you due to any errors, omissions or inaccuracies

  9. Keeping up with changes to the benefit system

    currently stands, all households in England and Wales that include someone over State Pension age will automatically receive a Winter Fuel Payment of £200 or £300 this winter. It’s important ... important to note that if someone’s taxable annual income is over £35,000, their payment will be recovered by HMRC through the tax system. WFP CTA So, is it still worth getting Pension Credit

  10. Helping older people get online

    common reasons for people aged 65 and over not using the internet were: A lack of skills. A lack of trust in the internet. A lack of access to good enough equipment and/or broadband access. "It brings the ... are at risk of digital exclusion, and inform them about how digital can help them personally. This will help encourage people to find out more about the many ways in which digital can make day-to-day life

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