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  1. What is equity release and how does it work?

    interest rate, the rate has to be capped for the life of the loan. For lifetime mortgages, you can choose to make penalty-free repayments on your loan (providing it meets the criteria of your equity release

  2. Questions to ask before travelling

    there be assistance from the car park to check-in and through to the plane? If you would like a wheelchair or buggy, the airline will need to know in advance. Maps of many airports are now available on ... can keep your wheelchair until you get to the aircraft, the airline will decide this given the information you provide. If you can’t, then the airline must provide a suitable wheelchair for you. How

  3. 45 Reps a Day

    husband died in 2007. Having polio as a child has meant she’s spent later life needing a wheelchair, with circulation so poor she desperately feels the cold. Sheila is so worried about the cost of

  4. Exercise for everyone: the age-friendly gym

    popular gym for people aged 50+ is open five days a week and features specialist equipment for wheelchair users. We spoke to John, the Fitness and Wellbeing Manager at the Laburnum Centre, to find out ... biggest examples is the seats. Normally, if you’re in a wheelchair and there’s a seat on a machine, you have to get off the wheelchair or you can’t use it. But we’ve got a really easy

  5. Accessible days out in the South East

    Manor in the Cotswolds, another National Trust beauty, has several free mobility scooters and wheelchairs, which can be booked in advance or you can try pot luck on the day. The beautiful gardens are not ... Sheffield Park and Gardens in East Sussex. It makes a great change for anyone who normally pushes a wheelchair user. They can hop in too and enjoy the view from the buggy. Due to demand, these need to be requested

  6. Be your own boss

    over the first years of your business, based on your market research. You will need this to seek a loan for your start-up costs. Financing your business Consider how much money you need and where you will ... If you can’t get a loan from a high street bank, you could approach a Community Development Finance Institution, as they lend to disadvantaged groups who are not able to get loans from other banks. Checking

  7. Creativity is for life

    myself to the possibility of friendship.”  Having had polio as a child, Sheila is now a wheelchair user, though likes to continue indulging her passions , indoors and out. As well as being an avid ... to because of her mobility. “I can’t stand, so using a potter’s wheel from a wheelchair is rather difficult.” Compromises on creativity These days, with her eyesight deteriorating

  8. Build up your skills

    course. You can apply for an Advanced Learner Loan to help fund a course at a college or training provider in England. There are similar loan schemes available for those living in Scotland, Wales ... Wales and Northern Ireland. You start to pay this loan back when you finish your course and you’re earning over £21,000. It can be rewarding in itself and benefit other individuals and your community. You

  9. Swim 5k or 10k in June

    husband died in 2007. Having polio as a child has meant she’s spent later life needing a wheelchair, with circulation so poor she desperately feels the cold. Sheila is so worried about the cost of

  10. Debt advice for veterans

    a spouse, partner or civil partner who has died if your debts come from signing an agreement or a loan that you didn’t properly understand bank statements for the past 3 months how much you owe and to

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