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  1. Age UK telephone friendship

    UK can help.  Our telephone friendship service matches you with a telephone friend for weekly phone calls at a scheduled time.  How does the Telephone Friendship Service work? We match over-60s ... create hundreds of new friendships, and many people tell us their calls are the highlight of their week. To get started, just tell us a bit about yourself and we’ll do the rest.  Sign up for regular

  2. Home aids and adaptations

    Whether you need to adapt your home now or you're just thinking about the future, it’s good to know about the kinds of aids and adaptations that can help you live more safely and comfortably at home ... changes you can make to help you with getting into and out of your home. A hand rail or ramp could help if there are steps up to your front door. Think about adding an outdoor light to help you make your

  3. Pensions scams and fraud

    Rules allowing people to access their pension pots from age 55 have brought with them new scams. Age UK have some tips on how to keep your pension pot safe.

  4. Offline and Overlooked

    Older people who aren't or don't want to be online should have fair and equal access to public services. Age UK is campaigning to make sure everyone can easily access offline alternatives.

  5. Meaningful ways to remember your loved one

    Flowers & So Should Your Memorial for Your Loved One. Age UK Provides Several Meaningful Memorials to Help Remember Someone Special.

  6. Write a letter to a grandparent

    So receiving a handwritten letter is a rare joy. Even if you speak to your grandparents regularly, a letter is still a lovely way to show you're thinking about them. Get creative Dig out the gel pens and ... and the old sticker collection and make something that's pretty as well as lovely to read. What to write about Have you got writer's block? Here are some things you could talk about in your letter: your

  7. Access to cash during and after lockdown

    New methods for money The coronavirus pandemic has led to a great deal of changes, including to the ways in which older people are able to access cash. Joel Lewis, Policy Manager at Age UK, looks at these ... brought massive changes to our daily lives, from how we shop to the ways we socialise, and we’ve all had to adapt. This has been particularly true for older people trying to access their money through

  8. Practical ways to help older people

    Things you can do to help older people with practical stuff, or keeping spirits up, during this period of social distancing in response to the coronavirus outbreak.

  9. How to support older people in 2025

    throughout the year. As we enter 2025, many older people continue to face challenges including severe winter conditions, reduced access to the Winter Fuel Payment , and a health and care system under immense ... while these challenges show little sign of easing in the near future, Age UK has resources available to help. Finances and the cost of living The financial stress on older people is far from over as we step

  10. A pandemic year – rising to the challenge

    just how catastrophic it would turn out to be. And while the situation has markedly improved thanks to the vaccination programme, we know that the pandemic continues to cast a long shadow over many people’s ... future we will look back on this period as deeply traumatic for many older people. Age quickly proved to be a major risk factor for serious illness, with deaths hitting hardest amongst those aged over 65

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