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Our advice services provide reliable information for older people and their carers.

Download one of our publications for information on housing choices, pensions and claiming benefits, or read advice to help you stay healthy or how to live safely and independently in your own home.

Housing choices

Find out what housing options are available to older people.

Care homes
Community care
Sheltered housing

Financial advice and budgeting

Maximise your income, deal with debts or make the most of any lump sum.

Balancing your budget
Personal budget lists
Savings and investments

Healthy ageing

Find out what current scientific research tells us about healthy ageing.

Healthy eating
Complementary therapy
Brain power

Being a carer

Balance your life and manage your finances while caring for a partner or family member.

Carer's allowance
Thinking of leaving work
Taking a break

Pensions

Find out about pensions and the benefits you can claim alongside them.

State Pension
Pension changes
Pension issues

Tax

Work out what you owe and how to pay it, even on a modest income.

Council Tax
Check your tax

Home safety

Secure your home so that you can live safely and independently.

Preventing falls
Secure your home
Bogus callers

Health services

Find out about hospitals and health services or equipment for daily living.

Guide to services
Going into hospital
Leaving hospital

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Help the Aged does not offer specialist financial advice but we can guide you to those that can.

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