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  1. The Digital Champion Programme: boosting skills and confidence

    build confidence and competence in using technology. Provision of technology and connectivity through loaned devices and internet access to those who need it. From June 2022 to November 2023, our first group ... alike. Many older people reported feeling more confident and knowledgeable online. The Technology Loan Scheme was particularly successful, with 71% of participants finding it met their needs. We also learned

  2. Debt help and advice

    the phone or online. If any of your debts are Consumer Credit Act debts (such as a credit card or a loan with interest), you'll need an adviser who's registered with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ... mortgage, your home could be repossessed. Priority debts include: mortgage second mortgage or secured loan rent Council Tax gas electricity TV licence Magistrates Court Fines hire purchase telephone Non-priority

  3. How to manage and save money this winter

    Budgeting Loans If you're receiving Pension Credit , Income Support , income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance or income-related Employment and Support Allowance , you may be able to get a Budgeting Loan to help ... receiving Universal Credit you may be able to get other financial support. Find out more about Budgeting loans. Some local Age UKs offer home energy checks through the Warm Homes programme. They'll send a trusted

  4. Stories of Painful Journeys

    can't use my legs and my arms are weak. I go to hospital five times a month for treatment. As a wheelchair user, I qualify for hospital transport. Hospital transport is a vital service, I could not receive ... dreadful. My partner had to come and get me, which was dangerous as his car isn't designed for a wheelchair. He found the whole thing terrifying.' Write to your MP to demand better hospital transport

  5. Free days out in the UK

    House. Assistance dogs on a lead are welcome. Wheelchair users are advised to bring a helper for some steep ramps and will need to use a manual wheelchair underground. Find out more on the official website

  6. Day centres for older people

    Every day at an Age UK day centre is different, but you can expect it to be like this:   A wheelchair-accessible minibus will come and pick you up from your house to take you to our day centre. Most

  7. Transport services for older people

    transport services for older people in some parts of the country. These either take the form of: Wheelchair-accessible minibus services Befriending schemes, where the befriender is a travelling companion

  8. Transport concessions for disabled people

    dial-a-ride, or taxicard schemes. Shopmobility schemes help people shop in town centres by lending wheelchairs and scooters. You could also contact your local council or your local Age UK to find out about

  9. Vodafone

    the future. The gifted SIMs from Vodafone enables Age UK to offer free connectivity with our tablet loan scheme, removing another barrier for many older people and ensuring they don’t need to have

  10. New coalition to build homes that work for everyone

    built to a higher ‘lifetime home’ accessibility standards - alongside an increase in the supply of wheelchair accessible housing. We saw some progress on this issue when the Government introduced a new ‘optional’

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