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  1. Looking for work

    Age UK provides help for older people looking for work, from help with CVs and applications to job hunting, benefits, starting your own business and beyond.

  2. Work for us

    Job vacancies for Age UK, the UK's leading charity for older people. View our current job vacancies and sign up for job alerts.

  3. Paying for care

    be aware of: Social care services aren't usually provided free of charge.  You may need to pay for all of the cost of the care services you need. But following a financial assessment, you may be entitled ... getting help from your council is to ask them for a care needs assessment. Am I entitled to help with my care costs? If the council decides you’re eligible for support or care, they'll then carry out a financial

  4. Paying for homecare

    Care services at home aren’t usually free. However, you may be entitled to help with the cost of homecare from your local council. Find out more from Age UK.

  5. Resources for further research

    The web links below are useful for finding information about older people in the UK. The links below are good sources for official statistics at the national level. Office for National Statistics New ONS ... Labour market stats Dividing line House of Commons Library (deposited papers) Dividing line Department for Work and Pensions Stats and surveys (Family Resources Survey, Households Below Average Income, Pensioner

  6. Volunteer with the Connect and Support Service

    with Age UK's Connects, a free national service which provides older people with support over the phone to help them gain access to the services and activities that could benefit them.

  7. The future for social care

    is the moment we've been waiting for? Age UK's Charity Director Caroline Abrahams examines what Prime Minister Boris Johnson's early comments on social care suggest for the future. On Wednesday, hot foot ... having to sell your home to pay for the costs of care.” “And so I am announcing now - on the steps of Downing Street - that we will fix the crisis in social care once and for all with a clear plan we have

  8. Human rights are for us

    Blog written by Emily McCarron, Policy Manager for Equality and Human Rights, Age UK on the world premiere of Sunrise, not Sunset, a film directed by human rights advocate and campaigner, Debora Singer

  9. Ambitions for later life programme

    Ambitions for Later life programme provided holistic and person-centred information and advice to people experiencing life events, and supported them to achieve their ambitions. Our Ambitions for Later Life ... Life programme offered person-centred and holistic information and advice sessions for people generally of State Pension age or older. The programme specifically targeted the needs of older people who were

  10. Sign up for campaign updates

    Sign up to get a regular newsletter from the Age UK campaigns team, sharing news and details of how you can get involved.

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