Personal Alarms
4. How much will SeniorLink cost?
The SeniorLink equipment is available to buy but you may also qualify to receive a free unit from the Charity, depending on your circumstances. For each option you, or your family, must be able to pay the equivilent of £1.63 per week (plus VAT if applicable to your circumstances). All calls to the Seniorlink Response Centre will be charged at local call rates.
"It is almost a year since my husband passed away suddenly and now I don't need to feel lonely with someone always available to talk to."
Mrs C. - Brighton
Buying the SeniorLink equipment
When buying the SeniorLink equipment, your first payment includes the delivery and set-up costs for the service. Subsequent payments are required every three months for service monitoring and maintenance.
Cost of a new Seniorlink unit
| First Payment |
Excl VAT |
Incl VAT |
| Cost of Unit (Incl. delivery) |
£157.00 |
£184.48 |
| Service monitoring and maintenance for the first three months |
£21.20 |
£24.91 |
| Total: |
£178.20 |
£209.39 |
| Subsequent Quarterly Payments |
| Service monitoring and maintenance every three months |
£21.20 |
£24.91 |
To qualify for a free unit you must:
- be over 60 years of age;
- not live in residential sheltered accommodation; and
- have disposable savings/assets which don't exceed £20,000 (this includes shares and bonds but does not include the value of your home).
