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Here's how, with your support, Age UK is supporting older people through the cost of living crisis.
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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
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.
Flowers & So Should Your Memorial for Your Loved One. Age UK Provides Several Meaningful Memorials to Help Remember Someone Special.
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
Cost of Living Response Fund. The fund, which was open to all local Age UKs as well as Age Scotland , Age Cymru and Age NI , awarded £5 million to help deliver vital services at a local level. 126 local ... awarded funding of up to £40,000 each to provide support in 5 essential areas: information and advice, home support, meal provision, social activities and day centres. From March 2023 to March 2024, the
Information about how the benefits system is changing, following the Welfare Reform Act. Read now for more information from Age UK.
courage and determination of Black people and others worldwide who are advocating peacefully for an end to racism and injustice in all its forms.
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
Charity Director Caroline Abrahams explains why social care means so much to her, while launching a new campaign action to ask MPs to make it a top priority in parliament.
Age UK’s Health Influencing team discusses how we must reinvigorate our efforts to fight loneliness – or risk seeing the success of recent years being reversed.