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  1. Sex in later life

    intimacy more comfortable and enjoyable. Sex aids and toys Some aids are specially designed to help people with mobility issues enjoy intimacy. Positioning aids include angled cushions or sex swings and chairs

  2. Making devices easier to use for older people

    the speakerphone may also help you hear what the person on the call is saying. If you wear hearing aids, you might be able to connect them to your phone to help you hear. If you want to adjust the sound ... Amplifier app to boost or modify sounds (Google Support) click here to find out how to link some hearing aids to your device (Google Support) . On an iPhone or iPad: click here to find out how to adjust the audio

  3. What to include in your Attendance Allowance application

    applications are turned down because people don't mention, or aren't clear about, how their illness or disability affects their lives. It's important that you don't downplay your needs when filling in the form

  4. No Place Like Home

    relatives in the short, medium and long term. Thousands more live in unsuitable housing due to lack of aids and adaptations, which means they may be unable to get in and out of the house or move around safely

  5. More money in your pocket information guide

    entitled to. It covers: the State Pension getting help with your home getting help if you’re ill, disabled, or a carer getting help if you’re of working age. It also lists useful organisations that

  6. The benefits of accepting help

    stronger and stronger. I didn’t want to drag anyone else into my problem.” Terry mobility aids But eventually, Terry was left with no choice – and out of desperation, he contacted Age UK ... – amounting to £13,000 a year – has enabled Terry to eat properly, buy mobility aids, and start to enjoy life again. “Without the help of Age UK, I could have been in very serious

  7. The Windrush scandal and older Black Britons

    fear of being detected by the Home Office. It's also worth highlighting the role that cuts to legal aid played with it being almost impossible to get the legal advice necessary to challenge the Home Office ... people. It’s a fact of life that as we age we are more likely to experience ill health and disability, which can make us more vulnerable and less able to meet bureaucratic requirements, let alone challenge

  8. Give a major gift

    even bi-annually.  When you opt in to Gift Aid your donation, Age UK can claim an extra 25% on top of the amount you donate through the Government Gift Aid Scheme, at no extra cost to you. This means ... UK. To qualify for gift aid, you must be a UK taxpayer and need to have paid enough UK income/capital gains tax in the tax year your gift was received to cover all the Gift Aid donations you made to charity

  9. Social care and coronavirus

    the other hand, social care is on the front line when it comes to keeping older people, younger disabled people, and those with serious health issues safe and well. It’s not that they’re more likely to ... treated as less of a priority than is necessary and appropriate, given how many older, sick and disabled people it keeps going, both in residential settings and in their own homes. Care needs care, too

  10. The cost of cold

    introduction of a government funded social tariff on energy bills, providing a 50% discount for disabled people, carers and those on low incomes and facing fuel poverty. Offering a prepayment meter (PPM)

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