Help and advice

Independent Age provides a range of services to help tackle financial poverty, isolation and loneliness and to ensure older people have access to relevant and easy to understand information and advice.

Information

The Wise Guide - life improving advice for over-65s is a new resource we have developed to help you navigate the complex bureaucracy that comes with getting older. Search our guide for information about benefits, care homes, health questions and much more.

You can also browse our list of links to other sources of help and order a full copy of the Guide.

Care and support advice

Counsel and Care has now merged with Independent Age. For care and support advice, and access to their advice line, click on the logo below to visit their website.

Counsel and Care logo

Social

Independent Age runs a range of social activities, including Live Wires,  our telephone-based club allowing older people to get together over the phone to discuss books, films or just have a general chat.

Health and wellbeing

faaf logofit as a fiddle is our new programme designed to encourage healthy eating and lifestyles for older people. Click on the logo to learn more, join a group near you, or volunteer.