Skip to content
Please donate

Search Age UK

Site search

People also searched for: what is a low income, loneliness definition, keep warm

  1. Age UK Trading Personal Alarms

    Personal Alarms give users the freedom to live independently, safe in the knowledge that if there is an accident or fall they can get help quickly.

  2. Home safety and security

    Information for older people on keeping safe at home. This includes crime prevention, gas and fire safety and preparing for floods.

  3. New website promoting home safety

    Team are supporting a new website designed to promote and draw together online resources on home safety.

  4. Health and safety while fundraising

    happy to help! Plan ahead Depending on your event, you may need to arrange necessary permits and safety checks. It's always a good idea to plan ahead before your fundraising starts. Take a look on the ... potentially harmful risks at your event. You can download risk assessment templates from the Health and Safety Executive. Public liability insurance Depending on your event, you may decide to take out public

  5. Fire safety tips at home

    home. You should have at least 1 smoke alarm on each floor of your home. Check it has the British Standard number BS 5446 and the Kitemark . Test your smoke alarms monthly and keep them free from dust. ... once a year – or get a long-life alarm that can last 7-10 years. It's advisable to replace hard-wired smoke alarms every 10 years. Get specialist smoke alarms if you have hearing or vision problems

  6. Change your personal details

    Age UK to change your personal details, whether you've recently moved house, you want to tell us how you wish to be contacted in the future or you need to tell us about a person who has passed away.

  7. Personal Independence Payment (PIP)

    Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is a benefit for people aged between 16 and 64 who because of long-term illness or disability. Read more from Age UK.

  8. Personal care budgets

    Personal budgets and direct payments give you more control by allowing you to choose how your care budget is spent. Find out more on what to do here from Age UK.

  9. Personal care services for older people

    Local Age UKs’ personal care teams provide friendly and professional help for older people with daily tasks such as washing, dressing and bathing. This is a paid-for service which is only available ... local Age UK to find out if this is available. Personal care in your own home One of your local Age UK trained carers (sometimes called a ‘personal assistant’) will visit you at home at agreed

  10. 2016 Virgin Money London Marathon runners

    Read the personal stories of 5 amazing people running the 2016 Virgin Money London Marathon for Age UK.

Become part of our story

Sign up today

Back to top