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Why do we value old objects over older people? Age UK is here to change how we age.
Here's how, with your support, Age UK is supporting older people through the cost of living crisis.
A range of products to help you make the most of later life are available through Age UK Trading, with profits given to the charity.
In recent years, the cost of living has increased sharply in the UK. Here’s how local Age UKs have been supporting older people.
Hunter Davies lost his wife to cancer in 2016 after 55 years of marriage. Age UK meets him to discuss his new memoir Happy Old Me.
discusses how we must reinvigorate our efforts to fight loneliness – or risk seeing the success of recent years being reversed.
Smoking is the biggest cause of preventable deaths in England. Even after years of smoking, it's still worth giving up. Read more from Age UK.
acclaimed poet Magi Gibson about reconnecting with a collection that tackles age (and other topics) 21 years later.
Keith Oliver has lived with dementia for 8 years, but every day finds a reason to be positive. He tells us his story.
Find out about your options for your pension pot when you retire.
that the system is under-prepared for population ageing. This article is more than a year old. Read about our latest State of Health and Care report. Age UK publishes a yearly report which analyses the health ... health and care needs of the older population and how well they are being met. Our report this year shows that currently the health and care system is not delivering the care and support needed for older
improved over the decades – with a man now expected to live 18.5 years longer and a woman 21 years longer, compared to 75 years ago – this remarkable achievement does also mean a much bigger ... group of all is the over-85s, which is projected to grow by two thirds over the next twenty years. The number of people ageing without children is rising markedly too: by 2030, there will be
Even if you are receiving your pension, you will have to pay tax on your income if it is over a certain amount. Not all income is taxable, and you may be able to claim allowances or reliefs to reduce the ... pay tax on: earnings from employment or self-employment pensions, including State Pension , and annuities (except pensions under the War Pensions Scheme and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme) interest from