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Why do we value old objects over older people? Age UK is here to change how we age.
Here's how, with your support, Age UK is supporting older people through the cost of living crisis.
A range of products to help you make the most of later life are available through Age UK Trading, with profits given to the charity.
Care costs varies a lot depending on different factors, including your financial circumstances and where you live. Find out more from Age UK.
transfer. Transferring money from your bank account is quicker and easier than drawing out cash or paying using a cheque, however there are some precautions you need to take to keep your money safe.
they face and recognise the massive contributions they make for families and communities throughout the UK. This year’s theme, ‘Caring About Equality’, highlights the inequalities unpaid ... unpaid carers face and what is needed to create a fairer society for carers. Inequalities can create negative impacts for carers’ lives, including putting them at increased risk of financial hardship
UK's Health Influencing team and the Care Leavers Connected Project discuss how older people who were in care as children can best be supported when returning to care in later life.
Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK, asks why caring responsibilities so often fall to women, and what we can do to better support carers.
The Care Act 2014 came into effect from 1 April 2015 and is all about adults with care needs and carers. Read more from Age UK.
promised everything it needs to fight coronavirus (COVID-19), Caroline Abraham wonders whether social care will get a look in too.
and ask them to urgently address the crisis hiding in plain sight in our health service: corridor care.
It's important to take a break from caring if you need one. Find out more with Age UK.
Age UK's Charity Director writes about Brexit's impact on social care of the Government's forthcoming Budget.