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Giving you Information and Advice

We provide a wide range of services to help  older people in York.

Age UK York provides free, confidential and impartial information and advice on a range of issues relating to older people and those who care for and support them.  In particular we specialise in:

  • welfare benefits advice for those over retirement age, including working out benefit entitlements and offering assistance to complete claim forms (Age UK have a calculator which can advise if you may be entitled
  • helping people identify the care and support they need, including help accessing Social Services and advice on how to pay for care and support
  • advising on housing issues, including information and advice on the different types of housing for older people who need more support or want to move nearer to family or friends
  • advising on the services, support, groups, activities and concessions available locally and how to access these. Live Well York also has useful local information
  • information on local approved traders through the Home Services Directory
  • Referring or signposting to other appropriate organisations as required
  • advising those who are finding it hard to make ends meet or are struggling to pay their bills and looking into any possible grants are available
  • helping people to make complaints or challenge decisions about welfare benefits, social services, health services and energy providers

 

Our service delivery is mainly telephone based but since the change in restrictions around Covid 19, we are keen to get out more in the community to outreach events – see the Activities and Events tab for more information – and our small team of welfare benefits advisers are resuming home visits to those who find it difficult to manage long telephone calls, particularly for benefit claims. We are happy to discuss the best option of contact for you, but are still very much aware that Covid is around and will be cautious in our approach.    

 

Contact us: 01904 634061 (9.30am - 3pm. Mon to Friday)

Email: firstcall@ageukyork.org.uk

Or go to our contact form.

Please see our Service Agreement for how we can help, our standards and procedures.

 

Free booklets and online information

Useful Phone Numbers

 

York Hospital 01904 631313
Citizens Advice York 0344 411 1444
Older Citizen's Advocacy York 01904 676200
York Older People's Assembly 01904 202293
HealthWatch York 01904 621133
York Council 01904 551550
Yorkshire Water (Check the identity of a caller) 0800 138 7878
Action Fraud Helpline 0300 123 2040
Telephone Preference Service 0345 070 0707
Mailing Preference Service 0207 291 3310
Crimestoppers 0800 555 111
Shelter (Housing) 0808 800 444
Shelter (Emergency) 0808 1644 6060
York Mind 01904 643364
York Alzheimer's Society 01904 924444
York Carer's Society 01904 715490
NHS Direct 111

Priority Services Register

We are working in collaboration with Yorkshire Water to support people to register for the Priority Services Register. They can help with

Braille and audio letters
Letting you know earlier about planned works
A constant supply of water
Concerns over callers
Nominating someone else to manage your account
Help with reading your meter

You can find out about the Priority Services Register here.