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  1. The cost of cold

    energy bills, providing a 50% discount for disabled people, carers and those on low incomes and facing fuel poverty. Offering a prepayment meter (PPM) amnesty to give all households with a PPM the opportunity ... to a prepayment meter under warrant and switching smart meters to PPM mode. Extra support over the winter to make sure that older people’s incomes and bills add up. Improve funding for energy efficiency

  2. Pension Credit

    Pension Credit is a benefit that provides extra money for people over State Pension age and are struggling to make ends meet. Read more from Age UK.

  3. What pension options do I have?

    Support Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance Income-related Employment and Support Allowance Winter Fuel Payment If you spend or give away money (including tax-free cash) from your pension pot to get or increase

  4. How we raise our funds

    tackle poverty and reduce inequalities, including successfully campaigning to restore the Winter Fuel Payment , putting £1.5 billion back in pensioners’ pockets  ensuring older people’s

  5. How Age UK supported older people in 2025

    the country. This year, our Age UK Network has helped to support around 1.3 million older people. Winter wins January is a difficult time for older people, as the celebratory air of Christmas and its opportunities ... Dr Hussain Al-Zubaidi shared tips for getting active in later life. A celebratory summer Winter Fuel Payment Paul blog Every month of the year, we’re working to bring about real change for older

  6. What are social tariffs and why do we need them?

    discounted utility bills for those least able to afford them. As we emerge from an extremely difficult winter in which the cost of energy surged far above the budgets of millions of older people, Age UK continues ... and unaffordable for many. Our research earlier this year found that cost of living pressures this winter led to more than half (54%) of older people cutting back on heat and power, and more than a quarter

  7. 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

  8. Hope through adversity

    That’s the story for all of us at Age UK. We've had to face the challenge of the changes to Winter Fuel payments , which we have met by providing (what I believe to be) the best benefit service in the country

  9. The ingredients for a better life

    Age UK Advice Line , Iris was able to secure the Attendance Allowance , Pension Credit and Winter Fuel Payment she was entitled to. Now she doesn’t need to be anxious about what will be left over

  10. Our history

    Eating appeal raised over £1 million in 1998, and led to the Government's decision to make winter fuel payments to older people. Both charities went online, launching websites that provided a range of information

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