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  1. Celebrating a year of friendship and support

    For the uninitiated, Joining Forces is an Armed Forces Fund-Trust supported project to support the wellbeing of older veterans. This support might include helping find out what benefits someone might be entitled

  2. How to support older people in 2025

    Age UK's Health Influencing team details how professionals can support older people through the expected challenges of the coming year.

  3. Katie Boulter supports ace walking tennis sessions

    after a two-minute silence for Remembrance Day, the group heads out to the courts. There they do some warm-up stretches and practice ball control with their racquets, before breaking into groups to play some ... pandemic, when Katie was unable to see her grandparents, she volunteered for Age UK so she could support older people in her community. Katie is similarly full of praise for her grandparents today, including

  4. Volunteer with the Connect and Support Service

    Volunteer 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.

  5. Celebrities support volunteering with Age UK

    well as more than 110,000 digital campaigners – and they provide so many different types of support. We also know that a lot of older people volunteer and get a lot from doing it, so it’s right ... together to help out in local communities and raise awareness of volunteering throughout the UK. To support these efforts, we recently welcomed three celebrity visitors, who rolled up their sleeves to learn

  6. Supporting older people's health in 2026

    early identification, effective care planning and multi-professional practice in ongoing care and support. In tandem with the frailty collaboratives there are also several Modern Service Frameworks under ... health teams can work with other local services, including councils and the voluntary sector, to support people to manage their health closer to home. For older people, the goal would be to stay independent

  7. Supporting older people's mental health

    life. As a result, older people and their families often don’t recognise that they may need support, and can be reluctant to ask for help when it’s needed. The importance of talking therapies ... We can see some of these trends at work in the low number of older people accessing mental health support like NHS Talking Therapies . For many older people, the term ‘mental health’ holds associations

  8. Help and support for people with dementia

    If you have dementia there may be ways you can receive help and support, either now or in the future. Read now for more information from Age UK.

  9. Employment and Support Allowance: Amounts & Eligibility

    Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) is support for anyone who has limited work capabilities due to an illness or disability. Read more from Age UK.

  10. Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) Loan

    Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) is a benefit for homeowners which helps pay towards the interest on a mortgage or home improvement loans.

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