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  1. Bereavement Support Payment

    Age UK explains Bereavement Support Payment, including eligibility, how to claim and how much you could receive.

  2. Free prescriptions for over 60s

    Everyone aged over 60 in the UK gets free prescriptions and eye tests, but you may be entitled to help with other NHS health costs too. Find out from Age UK.

  3. The cost of caring

    ” Marie and her husband Peter had been making plans. Having met around 20 years earlier, when Peter attended a university course taught by Marie, the couple had enjoyed a contented life together filled ... starting a new project together. Marie & Peter “I took Medieval History, but when I was working there was never much time to write the books I wanted to,” says Marie. “Peter’s a

  4. Katie Boulter supports ace walking tennis sessions

    different. Age UK’s partnership with the LTA Tennis Foundation serves to encourage older people to get more active through the Age UK Walking Tennis programme in communities across the country. Funding ... courts. There they do some warm-up stretches and practice ball control with their racquets, before breaking into groups to play some matches.  “Getting involved is something I’m very passionate

  5. Consent and abuse

    and respectful as they should be. As we get older, we can become more vulnerable to abuse. This page explores what consent and abuse can look like, and what to do if you’re worried about yourself or someone

  6. Preventing falls

    As we get older, lots of us may start to feel a bit unsteady on our feet. But there are simple things you ca do to help yourself feel more confident and avoid a fall. Find out more on our website.

  7. Paying for homecare

    However, you may be entitled to help with the costs from your local council. We explain how to get started on getting the care you need and what sources of financial help are out there to help you with the costs

  8. How to get help with urgent or one-off expenses

    emergency cost that you can't pay, there might be support available. You might be able to get your benefit paid in advance (known as a budgeting advance or budgeting loan), or you could apply for support

  9. Can combining Pension Credit and Housing Benefit help tackle pensioner poverty?

    people who should receive Pension Credit don’t. With 1 in 6 pensioners living in poverty, getting means-tested benefits to those who need them is a central method of helping people out of financial ... essentials. For a single person, that is £11,809 a year. But more than 1 in 3 people who should get it don’t. This is a longstanding challenge with no easy answers. Increasing benefit take-up It’s

  10. The Age UK Advice Line this Christmas

    central way to do this. And as Roger Evans, Advice Line Operations Manager at Age UK explains, this is the busiest time in the line's 22-year history. So how have the challenges evolved? And how do contributions ... Devon.”   “There is light at the end of the tunnel – but we have to help older people get through winter first.” Age UK's Charity Director Caroline Abrahams discusses the challenges of being

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