It recommends simple measures to ensure you remain healthy and warm during cold weather. 

You can follow these ten tips for staying well in winter:

• Eat for warmth. Regular hot meals and hot drinks provide warmth and energy.
• Keep moving. Any activity, even vacuuming, gets circulation going and makes you feel warmer.
• Dress for warmth. Wrap up warmly, indoors and out, ideally in several layers of thin clothing.
• Keep your home warm. Try to keep all the rooms you use during the day at a temperature of 21 degrees centigrade (70 degrees Fahrenheit) and warm your bedroom at night before going to bed.
• Keep warm at night. Wearing the right clothing to bed is as important as wrapping up outdoors.
• Insulate your home. Double glazing, loft and cavity wall insulation are all good means of trapping warmth in the home. You could also hang a thick curtain on front and back doors and use draught-proofing strips.
• Get a flu jab. The flu virus changes every year so get your jab every year.
• Sleep with your windows closed. Cold air on the head at night has been shown to increase blood pressure.
• Claim your rightful benefits. Everyone over 60 should claim the Winter Fuel Payment, and there are many other benefits and grants to which you may be entitled.
• Apply for grants and services. There are energy efficiency products and services designed specifically for older people.

Call Seniorline, the Charity's Freephone advice and advocacy service, to find out more about grants and benefits or to obtain a copy of Keep the Warmth In. Call 0808 808 7575. Lines are open Monday to Friday from 9.00am – 4.00pm.