Index to Factsheets - a comprehensive guide to the issues that affect older people in the UK. |
All Factsheets can be downloaded from the Age Concern website or by clicking on any of the titles below Adobe Acrobat required  . You can also call our offices on: 01286 677 711 |
Community Care |
6 | Finding help at home |
10 | Local Authority charging procedures for care homes |
20 | Continuing NHS health care, NHS funded registered nursing care and intermediate care |
24 | Direct Payments from Social Services |
29 | Finding care home accommodation |
32 | Disability and ageing: your rights to Social Services |
37 | Hospital discharge arrangements |
38 | Treatment of former home as capital for people in care homes |
39 | Paying for care in a care home if you have a partner |
40 | Transfer of assets and paying for care in a care home |
41 | Local authority assessment for community care services |
46 | Paying for care and support at home |
Consumer |
3 | Television license concessions |
7 | Making your will |
14 | Dealing with someone’s estate |
21 | Legal arrangements for managing financial affairs |
27 | Planning for a funeral |
33 | Crime prevention for older people |
42 | Getting legal advice |
Health |
5 | Dental Care |
23 | Help with Continence |
44 | NHS Services |
45 | Staying Healthy in Later Life |
| Housing |
1 | Help with heating |
2 | Buying retirement housing |
3 | Looking for rented housing |
4 | Noise and neighbour nuisance- what you can do |
5 | Raising income or capital from your home |
6 | Older homeowners: financial help with repairs and adaptations |
7 | Tenants Rights |
8 | Disability equipment and how to get it |
9 | Housing options |
Income and Benefits |
1 | Income Tax |
2 | Housing Benefit and Council Tax benefit |
3 | A brief guide to money benefits |
4 | The State pension |
5 | The Council Tax |
6 | Attendance Allowance and Disability Living Allowance |
7 | Pension Credit |
8 | Help from the Social Fund |
Leisure, Learning and Work |
1 | Your rights at work |
2 | Help with looking for work or starting your own business |
3 | Travel and transport |
4 | Leisure and learning |
