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  1. Information and advice

    That's why we provide free information and advice to help you on topics as diverse as claiming benefits to care homes. Join in Our local Age UKs are a doorway to a huge variety of social events, groups

  2. Helping older people stay safe and well at home

    towards fuel poverty are: high fuel costs low income poor energy efficiency in the home. Through Benefit Entitlement Checks and Home Energy Checks, Age UK is addressing these fuel poverty factors to help ... (means-tested benefits or on an income below £19,980 per annum) have a long-term health condition live in a ‘hard to heat home’. The Warm Homes programme helps in 3 key ways: 1. Benefit Entitlement

  3. Information and advice services

    provide information and advice that covers every facet of later life, from helping people find out the benefits they are entitled to claim, to discussing options that help make later life at home more manageable ... factsheets We help older people to claim benefits Together with our national partners and local Age UKs, we help older people to know about and claim the benefits they’re entitled to, such as Carer’s Allowance

  4. Delivering vital information and advice

    advice. We provide information and advice on everything from benefits and legal to health and care. From helping people find out the benefits they are entitled to claim, to discussing options that help ... to them through one-to-one holistic advice sessions. We also identified £1.34 in unclaimed benefits. Learn more . Ambitions for Later Life We supported 7,963 older people through their life events

  5. Warm Homes programme

    home warm. Benefit entitlement sessions These one-to-one sessions usually take place in your home. Their purpose is to: increase your income by making sure you've applied for all the benefits you're entitled ... entitled to provide support through the benefits application process. In 2024/25, our benefit entitlement sessions identified over £70 million in unclaimed benefits. On average, each older person supported

  6. Moving back to the UK after living abroad

    to the UK to live, but it could take a few months to re-establish your rights to services such as benefits and housing. It’s best that you have a plan to support yourself during this time. Before you ... UK You might qualify for benefits such as Pension Credit , Housing Benefit or Council Tax Reduction (also known as Council Tax Support) when you return to the UK. These benefits are means tested, which

  7. Help for Ukrainian nationals in the UK

    important to know your rights and what's available to you.  Money and benefits You can access cash and certain benefits in the UK. What you can claim will depend on your age and circumstances. But ... working age benefits, such as Universal Credit . If you and your partner are both over State Pension age, you can claim Pension Credit or other means-tested benefits such as Housing Benefit .  If you

  8. More money in your pocket information guide

    Billions of pounds of state benefits go unclaimed by older people each year in the UK. But this could be money that you’re entitled to. Download our guide to make sure that you’re not missing ... missing out. This guide outlines the different types of benefits that are available and explains how to claim what you’re entitled to. It covers: the State Pension getting help with your home getting

  9. A crisis hiding in plain sight

    won’t let older people struggle through winter alone Every day, our benefits experts uncover life-changing welfare benefits older people are entitled to, while local Age UKs provide comfort, warmth

  10. What pension options do I have?

    stock market or economy. How you use your pension pot can affect the benefits you currently receive, or your eligibility to claim a benefit in the future. This is because withdrawals or investments may be ... be counted as income or capital, which may affect means-tested benefits. Means-tested benefits include: Pension Credit Housing Benefit Council Tax Reductions Income Support Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance

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