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  1. Fighting With Pride

    of homophobia left a mark on them both, bringing an end to their careers in different ways. For 67-year-old twin sisters Jean and Jo, joining the military felt like an obvious choice. Jean Jo 1 “Our ... settled into their roles as physical training instructors, in separate units. But just three and a half years after joining the army, Jean’s beloved career was abruptly cut short – and the pain the

  2. The Winter Fuel Payment: we did it!

    Campaign with us to help save the Winter Fuel Payment for struggling pensioners.

  3. Bereavement Support Payment

    be able to claim Bereavement Support Payment to help ease financial worries.   You can also qualify for Bereavement Support Payment if you weren't married or in a civil partnership, providing you were

  4. Understanding frailty

    The term frailty or ‘being frail’ is often used to describe a particular state of health. Read this guide from Age UK for more information around frailty.

  5. Benefits help for veterans

    for someone Retired Pension Credit This is an income-related benefit to help you in retirement, if you're on a low income or struggling to make ends meet. Find out more about Pension Credit Disability Benefits ... get extra money to make things easier.  If you're over State Pension age, you could claim Attendance Allowance If you're under State Pension age, you could claim Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Carer's

  6. Poverty and low income among Black older people

    in later life? asks Age UK Policy Manager Sally West. And what can be done? More than 2 million pensioners (18%) live in poverty in the UK. These headline figures are worrying enough, but for older people ... people from Black ethnic groups the risk of poverty is nearly twice as high as for White pensioners. Why are people from Black and other minority ethnic groups at greater risk of lower income and poverty

  7. Help for Ukrainian nationals in the UK

    circumstances. But if you're eligible, you can make a claim straight away. In the UK, the State Pension age is currently 66 years old. This means that, if you're younger than this you need to make a claim for working ... 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 have

  8. Living abroad after retirement

    renting a property first. This will help you see what daily life is like at different times of the year. If you decide to buy a property, think about these questions: Are there local amenities within easy ... support. Will the property be easy to maintain or adapt if your needs and abilities change over the years? Do properties in the area sell quickly and easily? Step 3: If you decide to go ahead and buy a property

  9. Money and legal

    information and advice on a range of topics related to money and legal issues, from claiming your State Pension to setting up a power of attorney.

  10. The future for social care

    policy agenda (though admittedly his foreign policy agenda rather dwarfs it). After the last two plus years in which Prime Minister May’s consultation document on the future of social care was delayed so many ... after Government Paper that governments of all colours have asked for in the last ten to fifteen years, only to baulk at taking any meaningful action on the back of them, usually because the political

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