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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.
Age UK outlines the main changes affecting older people, including Attendance Allowance, State Pension, Pension Credit and Universal Credit.
Pension Credit is a benefit that provides extra money for people over State Pension age and are struggling to make ends meet. Read more from Age UK.
Read Age UK's helpful money guides covering topics such as State pension, Attendance allowance and Council Tax Reduction.
Attendance Allowance is a benefit for people over State Pension age who need help with personal care or supervision because of illness. Read more from Age UK.
The Ambitions of Later Life programme provides information and advice to people generally above State Pension age. Read more now from Age UK.
Our campaigning on the State Pension triple lock is aimed at getting the Government to keep its pledge to honour it. Find out more today.
Age UK's Chief Executive Paul Farmer reflects on his first year in the role and the challenges ahead.
annual payment to help you with heating costs during the colder months. You must have reached State Pension age. Your Winter Fuel Payment will be recovered through the tax system if your taxable income ... before 21 September 1959 (for 2025-26). If you have over £35,000 of taxable (gross) income per year, the payment you receive will be recovered through the tax system later on. Winter Fuel Payment is
Every year, up to £2.8 billion of state benefits go unclaimed by older people in the UK. This page pulls together useful benefits information you can share with the older people you support. Find out more
then wet, then grey depending on where you live. So it’s unsurprising that this is a time of year when many older people feel deeply alone, lost, isolated and in need of support. And because of that ... a powerful concept, and one which raises many millions for charities throughout the year. And in December last year, Age UK was Omaze’s charity partner. It’s been a great partnership. We all