📢 We are delighted to announce that we are a recipient of Independent Age’s Boosting Advice Grants Fund. We are so grateful for this funding that will help us extend our support for older people and enable us to hire a specialised over 65s Social Welfare Caseworker. ⚖️🗒️

Your landlord has certain responsibilities for maintaining your home and carrying out repairs whether you’re a private, council or housing association tenant. Find out which repairs they are responsible for and seek help if they don’t carry them out: independentage.org/get-advice/hou…

We're #recruiting a Senior Adviser (Welfare Benefits and Housing) This role is an integral part of the day-to-day delivery of our Advice and Support Service. 📆 Closes 8 September Job description and apply here:jobs.independentage.org/Vacancy.aspx?i…

We're incredibly proud of Thabani for her amazing fundraising skydive. Having been supported by Independent Age, she wanted to share with those struggling financially “that even in old age, you don’t have to suffer alone”. standard.co.uk/news/uk/wiltsh…

Morgan Vine from Independent Age speaking about pensioner poverty at the NPC Annual Convention. ‘People are telling us they arent using their cooker and only eat cold food because they are worried about energy bills and are cutting back.’

We're #recuiting an Advice and Support Manager (Evaluation and Impact lead) This role will be responsible for data collection and reporting, case studies, and providing evidence to our Policy team. 📆 Closes 22 September Job description and apply here: jobs.independentage.org/Vacancy.aspx?r…

Changes to the #WinterFuelPayment risk plunging hundreds of thousands of older people further into financial hardship this winter. It’s so important every MP attends next week's debate to represent the concerns around this decision. Ask your MP to attend: campaigns.independentage.org/page/156358/ac…

On #InternationalDayOfCharity, we're reminding you why Independent Age exists. With #TwoMillionTooMany older people facing poverty, we can and must stand up for what's fair and right. Nobody dreams of anxiety and cuts to basics in later life. Join us: campaigns.independentage.org/page/79357/sub…

Paying for health problems can be worrying but there's lots of help available. You may be able to get free or reduced-cost NHS services, depending on your age and where you live. Find out more: independentage.org/get-advice/mon…

Misinformation prevents many people from applying for #PensionCredit but 1.2 million people are missing out despite being eligible. This Pension Credit Week of Action, we've worked with @DWPGovUK to tackle some of the myths: youtu.be/Dl1VEhHFbeE