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  1. 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

  2. What is a carer's assessment?

    may be able to receive a 'direct payment', based on your personal budget. This is where the council give you money to arrange your own support services. The direct payment may be available to use to help ... one-off payment, for example to fund an annual membership to a club, or an ongoing payment, for example to spend on a weekly exercise class. Find out more about personal budgets and direct payments

  3. Influenza (Flu) symptoms, treatment & prevention

    Getting your flu vaccination is a very important way to help protect your health during the winter – and if you're 65 or over you can get it for free.

  4. Are you a winner?

    all of the Age UK Raffle results listed below. Winter Raffle 2026 winners Our top prize winners are listed here. Check if your ticket has come up! Winter Raffle 2026 Fast Reply Draw winners You've won

  5. The link between wealth and health

    this would be in the long term. In recent winters, we have heard of older people being fearful of putting their heating on due to high energy costs. This winter has been no different – 75% of people ... shows that there are also older people missing out on Attendance Allowance and Personal Independence Payment or Carer’s Allowance . Given the issues highlighted by our research and the increasing costs

  6. 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

  7. The cost of cold

    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

  8. Care home top-up fees

    You will need to "top up" If you choose a care home with fees higher than your local authority is willing to pay. Read more from Age UK.

  9. Spend or save: What would you do with £25,000?

    amount  It could be a way to reduce your mortgage payments or end your mortgage early. Even using a portion of your winnings could reduce your mortgage payments. Put money aside for later in life We're living

  10. Are we really ready for a cashless society?

    5m do not have access to the internet. The cost of cybercrime – protecting electronic and digital payments – is £3.1bn, whereas the value of old-fashioned counterfeit notes in circulation is ‘only’ £4.83m ... the Access to Cash Review (published in December). Cash transactions account for about 40% of all payments – down from around 55% five years ago, but still a highly significant number. But if this is where

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