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  1. Donate your unwanted items by post

    collectibles. We raise around £15 from every bag of donations . That’s enough to fund a weekly telephone friendship call to a lonely older person. What happens next Once received, your donation

  2. Cafes, restaurants and lunch clubs for older people

    be able to arrange transport  to and from the venue for you. Our lunch clubs typically meet weekly or monthly at an agreed time. Check with your local club for more details. Dementia cafes Age UK

  3. Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds at Christmas

    help combat loneliness, such as our Call in Time telephone befriending service, where you can get a weekly friendship call. We also offer services locally in many areas. About befriending How Age UK helps

  4. What’s the difference between a raffle and a lottery?

    depending on the proportion of numbers on your ticket that match the drawn numbers. To play the Age UK Weekly Lottery, all you have to do is select the number of entries you want per week (at £1 per entry) ... chance to win a prize, cash or otherwise. Age UK offers both a lottery and a raffle. The lottery runs weekly and picks a winner based on their randomly generated numbers, whereas the raffle takes place just

  5. Staying creative in later life

    and to have a laugh. We know that some beautiful, long-term friendships have formed out of these weekly chats. But the service also offers participants the chance to engage with their creative side. As ... enjoying the calls – Gwen’s telephone friend Frances, who also lives alone, says that their weekly chats give her a boost as well. We get so much feedback from older people about how much their telephone

  6. Age UK telephone friendship

    with a telephone friend for weekly phone calls at a scheduled time.  How does the Telephone Friendship Service work? We match over-60s with a friendly volunteer for a weekly chat. Our service has helped

  7. Crucial connections

    A friend at the end of the line For older people who are missing out on regular conversation, a weekly chat over the phone can make a huge difference. This is the case for Seetal and Sheila, who have ... “Nobody cared, no food was coming and I was doing everything by myself.” Seetal’s weekly chats with his telephone friend helped to provide some comfort. “My only point of contact was

  8. State Pension underpayment errors

    of 2023. The current estimate is that arrears will total £2.7 billion and increased ongoing weekly entitlement will amount to an extra £90 million per year. The DWP say claimants in the affected ... State Pension is available in this factsheet . Pension Credit (PC) For PC claimants, any increase in weekly State Pension entitlement will be treated as income and should be reported to the Pension Service

  9. M&G plc

    M&G plc have been matched with a lonely older person, based on their common interests. They make a weekly 30-minute call to their telephone friends to have a chat, give them some company and brighten their

  10. Together we're not alone

    she was referred to Age UK's Telephone Friendship Service and matched with befriender Lorraine fora weekly chat.  Talking with Lorraine has helped to ease Eva’s loneliness and given her some self-confidence

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