Information and Advice

Age UK Sheffield's Free Information & Advice Service 

Age UK Sheffield offers a free Information & Advice Service. This service is a quality-accredited, free and confidential service for people aged over 50, their families and their carers. Our information and advice service meets the Age UK Information and Advice Quality Programme and the Advice Quality Standard.

Topics we cover:
Our advisers are trained to help with almost any issue faced by people over 50. To give you an idea, some of our most popular info & advice requests relate to:

• Benefits checks - Maximise your income
• Paying for residential and non-residential care
• Consumer and other money issues
• Housing
• Access to Legal appointments
• Health and disability
• Help at home

How to access the service:

Office appointments are available and can be booked in via our First Point of Contact team on 0114 250 2850

Local community venues: Age UK Sheffield outreach drop in appointments are available at the Hillsborough Pavilion on Tuesdays 10am-12pm.

By phone: 0114 250 2850, during normal office hours.
When: Our information and advice officers are available on the telephone, Monday to Friday, 9am to 4.30pm.
By email: enquiries@ageuksheffield.org.uk
When: Any time!
At our office: First Floor, South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue, 197 Eyre Street, Sheffield, S1 3FG

Legal Appointments:
We can also book you a free legal appointment with a local solicitor. Just contact us via the above methods to ask us to organise an appointment for you.

Over 55? Join our Tea & Talk:
The Pavilion, Every Third Wednesday of the Month

A legal advisor with over 20 years of experience will be on hand to offer friendly advice and information for older people. Whether you have questions about wills, power of attorney, or just want a chat.

No need to book, simply turn up!