This factsheet provides information about later life for transgender (or trans) people. The main focus is on growing older for people who have transitioned and live their lives permanently in their affirmed gender. It also provides information for people
This guide pulls together information, services and products that Age UK, Age Cymru and Age NI provide for people in later life.
This guide covers the benefits you can claim, requesting flexible working hours and organising respite care.
This guide includes practical information on getting support at home, moving into sheltered housing or a care home, as well as other types of housing arrangements.
This guide will help to find out how to protect yourself from the heat and how to recognise heat-related illness.
If you or someone you care for is living with dementia, this guide will help you to think about each room in the home and see what changes might be appropriate now or in the future.
This guide is aimed at people who have been newly diagnosed with early-stage dementia. It takes them through the practical steps they should put in place now.
This guide explains what to expect when going into hospital, what should happen while you’re in hospital, and the steps that should be taken to prepare for your discharge.
This guide offers practical tips on how to avoid a scam, including the different ways a fraudster may approach you.
Many of the issues relating to planning for later life are the same whether you are gay or straight.
Council Tax Support, also known as Council Tax Reduction, is a benefit to help people who are on a low income or claiming certain benefits to pay some of their Council Tax bill.
Our guide explains everything clearly – from when you can claim your State Pension to how to claim it.
If you are a carer, depending on your circumstances, you may be eligible for some financial support. This guide explains what Carer’s Allowance is, who is eligible and how to claim it.
Pension Credit unlocks your way to other benefits such as Council Tax payments, Cold Weather payments, Housing Benefit and help with health care costs.
Attendance Allowance is a benefit for those aged 65 years and over who need extra money to help with care needs or for help with personal care.
If you’re over 60, you could be entitled to benefits and concessions you haven’t been able to claim before such as Pension Credit, Winter Fuel Payment, Attendance Allowance and more.
This factsheet explains charging for social care services in places other than care homes, mainly related to services provided in your own home. This is because the two charging systems are slightly different. It also covers charging for carers’ services.
This factsheet explains how being part of a couple affects your eligibility for local authority funding if you need to move into a care home. It looks at your rights to welfare benefits also. It focusses mainly on if you are seeking state support rather t
This factsheet provides information about the financial help that may be available from your local authority if you need care in a care home. It also covers arranging and paying for care yourself.
There are things you can do to make sure others know how you would like to be cared for and which medical treatment(s) you would want to refuse, if you are ever unable to make or communicate those decisions yourself. Preparing an advance statement and an
