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  1. Are you a winner?

    all of the Age UK Raffle results listed below. Winter Raffle 2026 winners Our top prize winners are listed here. Check if your ticket has come up! Winter Raffle 2026 Fast Reply Draw winners You've won

  2. Energy advice for the home

    number of schemes and payments available to help you manage your heating costs over the winter months.  Winter Fuel Payment  An annual tax-free payment for people receiving certain benefits to ... Warm Home Discount A one-off £150 payment to reduce certain eligible customers' bills over the winter months.  Find out more

  3. What is an executor of a will?

    work, such as funeral costs and grant of probate application fees. Solicitors can help you with your role as an executor, though you'll need to pay them for their time. A grant of probate gives you the legal ... you'll need to apply for probate – you can either apply by post or online. You may not need a grant of probate for a smaller estate (usually less than £5,000). In this case, write to the deceased

  4. Save our community transport

    Most of us take daily tasks like shopping, hospital appointments and seeing our friends for granted. But for many older people these tasks would be impossible without local minibus services. The Department

  5. 45 Reps a Day

    feels the cold. Sheila is so worried about the cost of living. She sits in the local library for warmth, and turns the lights off and goes to bed at 7pm to save money. Thankfully, Shelia heard about the

  6. Top tips for your health and the cost of living

    enough Be careful if you're using fires for light and warmth It's important to be safe if you're using candles, portable heaters or open fires for warmth and light.  The London Fire Brigade (LFB) has

  7. Longer tenancies would be good news for older private renters

    work for them. Most private renters today have ‘assured shorthold tenancies’, which are typically granted for six months or a year and offer very little security after that point. Some older renters are ... the Disabled Facilities Grant, which funds home adaptations, to £500m for 2019/2020 – with an additional £55m for 2018/19 recently announced in the Budget.  However, the grant requires applicants to

  8. Government help for energy bills

    energy price increases this winter, you might be entitled to financial support. Warm Home Discount This is a one-off payment of £150 to help with the cost of energy over winter. It's usually added as ... Discount scheme Winter Fuel Payment The Winter Fuel Payment is an annual tax-free payment of £200 or £300 to help households with heating costs during the colder winter months. From winter 2025/26

  9. Swim 5k or 10k in June

    feels the cold. Sheila is so worried about the cost of living. She sits in the local library for warmth, and turns the lights off and goes to bed at 7pm to save money. Thankfully, Shelia heard about the

  10. Looking after your boiler

    Looking after your boiler is especially important in the lead-up to winter. Going without hot water and heating is bad news at any time of year, but particularly in the colder months. There are a few things ... lagging which can be slipped over the pipes. It’s best to insulate your boiler pipes before winter. Occasionally switch your on during the summer While switching your boiler off in the summer can

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