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  1. How benefits checks can change lives

    How the Age UK Advice Line’s new benefits team is helping older people claim the money they’re entitled to.

  2. Recent changes to the benefits system

    Information about how the benefits system is changing, following the Welfare Reform Act. Read now for more information from Age UK.

  3. Making your next move

    bolder summer of movement. Last year, we launched Act Now, Age Better : a campaign that shared how moving more can keep us all feeling stronger and fitter for longer. Now, we're back to challenge people ... people continue to face significant challenges, including poverty, care issues, and loneliness . Many will have been impacted by the damaging effects of our ageist society – as highlighted by the Centre

  4. The bedroom tax: how it works and who it affects

    The bedroom tax could mean you receive less in Housing Benefit – which may make it harder to cover your rent. Here's how it might affect you.

  5. Living abroad after retirement

    Many people dream of moving abroad after they retire. Age UK provide information and advice for people considering moving to live abroad in retirement.

  6. What does the Queen's Speech mean for you?

    How will the proposals in the Queen's Speech June 2017 affect older people? We look at the key announcements and explain what they might mean for us.

  7. Housing Benefit

    Housing Benefit is a means-tested benefit that provides money to help people on a low income to cover their rent. Find out more on Age UK.

  8. How to challenge a benefits decision through mandatory reconsideration

    UK provide Information about what procedures to take if you dispute the decision made about your benefits entitlement.

  9. Which benefits are means tested and which are not?

    Information about benefits entitlements that are calculated on your income and savings. Find out more information from Age UK now.

  10. Protecting the Triple Lock and stopping cuts to benefits

    Labour has committed to keeping the Triple Lock on the State Pension in their manifesto, meaning it will rise each year in line with inflation, average earnings, or by 2.5% – whichever is higher.   ... the Triple Lock in its manifesto, there would have effectively been a cut to the State Pension and benefits which millions of older people rely on for their income. At a time when we know many are struggling

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