Guide to options for independent living...
Information related to preparation of Advance Statements, Advance Directives, and Living Wills...
You can use this web page to find your nearest Age Concern office or shop....
This factsheet looks at arrangements for other people to make decisions
about your welfare and finances if you lack the capacity to make those
decisions yourself. It covers changes brought in by t...
Information about Attendance Allowance and Disability Living Allowance (DLA) which are social security benefits intended to help with the costs of illness or disability....
Information about Attendance Allowance & Disability Living Allowance, which are social security benefits paid to help with the extra costs of illness and disability. They are tax free and not means te...
Provides brief information about benefits and other sources of financial help for people under State Pension age (currently 60 for women and 65 for men).Covers both contributory and non-contributory b...
Details information from the desk research stage of a proposed "Review of service provision for a changing, diverse older population in England : Extra care housing and care homes"....
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Describes retirement housing, (also known as sheltered housing), explains some of the rights that purchasers have and highlights some things to consider when buying retirement housing....
Explains how the way in which care is funded affects whether or not someone can be paid Attendance Allowance when living in a care home...
Information about choosing a care home, including rights and the financial aspects...
Your choice of sheltered housing, retirement housing; living in retirement housing rented or leasehold, legal aspects and more...
Explains the Civil Partnership Act 2004 which can give same-sex couples the same rights as opposite-sex couples if they register a civil partnership. It gives information about Registration, and resul...
Conessions available to older people, e.g. transport, health...
Guidance on how to prevent problems with goods and services, and how to deal with problems that may arise...
Information on simple precautions that can be taken to protect you or to help you to overcome the effects of being a victim of a crime....
Guidance on potential action that can be taken to deal with debt...
When a person dies, somebody has to arrange the funeral and deal with the estate (the money, property and possessions owned by the person who has died). This factsheet provides information on the ways...
When people reach retirement age they can choose to claim the state pension or to defer it. This information sheet explains the potential benefit of delaying claiming the pension. It also refers to ru...