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  1. Living in a residential park home (mobile home)

    Park homes, also known as mobile homes, are single-storey houses that can be moved from place to place. Find out if a park home would suit you from Age UK.

  2. Cold Weather Payment

    Cold Weather Payment is £25 a week for each 7 day period of cold weather. This only applies between 1 November and 31 March each year. Find out more from Age UK.

  3. Oven baked healthier chip recipe

    with the oil and optional spices. Place on a non-stick baking tray in a hot oven, gas mark 6/200°C/400°F for about 30–40 minutes, turning occasionally until crispy. Serve with baked salmon or trout and

  4. Baked apple with raisins recipe

    25g raisins 1 tsp brown sugar Custard or cream to serve Method Preheat the oven to gas mark 6/200°C/400°F. Core the apple and score it with a sharp knife around the middle and place in a little water in

  5. It Doesn't Add Up - Cost of Living Crisis campaign

    Heat or eat? 7.2 million older people are worried about affording essentials, like heating and food. Older people are being forced to make impossible decisions to cope with their bills. Many are being ... incomes.  Expand and improve national insulation and heating system improvement schemes, with priority for those on low incomes and with higher heating needs.  Increase benefit take-up, including Pension

  6. What is respite care?

    rules to decide whether you'll continue to receive Carer's Allowance . The basic rule is that you can continue to receive your Carer's Allowance for up to four weeks in any six-month period if you have a ... Carer's Allowance Unit. If you're receiving any other benefits which include extra amounts for caring, these may be affected if you have a break from caring. Get in touch with the Carer's Allowance Unit for

  7. Tax and benefits: what's changed?

    Here's what it means for veterans born before 1950. War pensions The rates for War Pensions and allowances have increased by 0.5% for 2021-22. Changes to benefits for veterans If you were injured as part ... longer serving, then the War Pension Scheme will compensate for this. The rates for War Pensions and allowances have increased by 0.5% for 2021-22. Changes to the State Pension and benefits rates The old State

  8. Government help for energy bills

    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, the Winter Fuel Payment will be restored ... Following a sharp rise in heating oil costs, in March 2026 the government announced targeted financial support to help low-income households in rural communities who are reliant on heating oil and struggling

  9. The Age UK Advice Line this Christmas

    someone to speak to regularly, or as it’s winter they may be having difficulties affording to heat their home.” How has COVID changed the kinds of calls you are receiving now? “Worries ... we do. Due to her contacting us she was able to help get the lady the higher rate of Attendance Allowance, get full time home care in place, and arrange for a number of other support services

  10. Eye health

    for fluorescent lamps – they're efficient because they produce a lot of light, but very little heat. The Thomas Pocklington Trust charity have put together a guide to lighting your home with visiual ... partially sighted, this will strengthen any claims for disability benefits, such as Attendance Allowance.

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