Useful Links

This page contains a selection of sites of interest to older people and those working with them. All links open in a new window.

Age Concern

Age Concern England website
Age Concern London website
Age Concern Active (works to redefine the concept of ageing)

Citizens Advice Bureau
Crime Concern (Aims to help real people in real communities tackle the crime issues that affect them)
Money Facts
Pension Guide
Pension Credit
Winter Warmth Advice Line
Welfare Rights

Action on Elder Abuse (Info and advice for the prevention of and action on the abuse of older people)
Association of Retired and Persons over 50 (Campaigning and social membership organisation over 50s)
Fight the Freeze (National campaign site to raise funds to help the aged survive the winter)

Disability Information Service (Impartial and independent disability information to, from and across the UK)
Disabled Living Centres Council

Arthritis Care (Information and advice about arthritis)
British Heart Foundation (The leading national charity fighting heart and circulatory disease)
Care Direct (New service for people over 60 and their carers & relatives)
Chest, Heart and Stroke (Information, training and consultancy services)
Diabetes UK (Diabetes UK is the leading charity working for people with diabetes)
Food Fitness (Information and advice on establishing and maintaining a healthy lifestyle)
Health Promotion (England NHS Site promoting a healthier future for people of England)
Information relating to Parkinsons Disease
Marie Curie Cancer Care (Information and advice and care services for people affected by cancer)
National Osteoporosis Society ( Information, support and advice about fragile bone disease)
National site relating to Alzheimers and Dementia care
National site of the Stroke Association
Prostate Cancer Charity (Information, support and advice)
Sport England
British Dental Health Foundation

HousingCare.org
War Widows' Association of Great Britain (Information, events and income related campaigns for war widows)

Department of Social Security
Department of Work and Pensions
NHS Direct
UK Online (Access to government information and services)

Help the Aged national site
Jobforover40s.com (Free UK job search and advertising for the over 40s)
www.idf50.co.uk (Over 50s site)
www.50connect.co.uk (Over 50s site)
50plusMag.com (Lifestyle magazine for baby boomers and young seniors)

Pensions Direct: 0845 301 3011 - advice for people whose pensions are paid into their bank account
Local Pensions Office: 0845 6060265 - advice for people whose pensions are paid by order book
New Pensions Claimants: 0845 3001084
Disability Benefits Enquiry Line: 0800 88 22 00 - advice on Attendance Allowance, Disability Allowance, and will send out forms for these benefits
Pension Credit Line: 0800 99 1234 - fill in an application by telephone
Age Concern Information Line: 0800 00 99 66
Winter Warmth Advice Line: 0800 085 7000
Warm Front Team: 0800 316 6011(advice on Government funded grants)