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Why do we value old objects over older people? Age UK is here to change how we age.
Here's how, with your support, Age UK is supporting older people through the cost of living crisis.
A range of products to help you make the most of later life are available through Age UK Trading, with profits given to the charity.
Age UK's Chief Executive Paul Farmer reflects on his first year in the role and the challenges ahead.
Volunteers don't come more dedicated than Pat Wardman, who celebrates 30 years continuous service in an Age UK shop.
Find out what’s changed for benefits and tax rates for veterans born before 1950 this financial year.
and what the future holds. Ian abseil Turning 80 is a milestone worth celebrating in style, and this year, Age UK Norwich is doing exactly that as it marks 8 decades supporting older people across the city ... conditions faced by many older people, to contribute towards a better and fairer society. Over the years, the committee’s community work and services for local older people continued to grow, until
then wet, then grey depending on where you live. So it’s unsurprising that this is a time of year when many older people feel deeply alone, lost, isolated and in need of support. And because of that ... a powerful concept, and one which raises many millions for charities throughout the year. And in December last year, Age UK was Omaze’s charity partner. It’s been a great partnership. We all
1st April 2018 marked the 100 year anniversary of the creation of the Royal Air Force (RAF). We look at some of the major milestones in its history, and touch on some of its key achievements.
We visit the Joining Forces Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland, to celebrate a year of coffee mornings for older veterans and meet those that make it possible.
A trying time With the publication of Age UK’s 2020-21 Annual Report, we look back on a year of immense challenge and change - and discuss what the future may hold. When the pandemic began we knew older ... be facing a very difficult time, but we could not have foreseen 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 changes are introduced won’t start paying. Even so, this change would mean 60-65 year olds in years to come will have to pay for their prescriptions if they don’t qualify for certain benefits ... disease. The Government says these people could buy a certificate to cut their costs, at £108 a year. Seen from this point of view the Government’s proposal is really a stealth tax, which could
87-year-old Bobba tells Age UK about his poetry, coming out as bisexual in his 50s, and powerful female influences in his life.