An explanation of what help may be available & whether you’ll have to pay for it. It includes help at home, as well as residential and nursing care.

The Social Fund is a scheme to help people with expenses that are difficult to meet from a low income. It covers Funeral Payments, Cold Weather Payments, Winter Fuel Payments and Sure Start Maternity Grants. Advances of Benefit are a form of payment on

A Guide to Community Alarms – how they work, where to get one, costs and product comparisons

If you’re on a low income and have to meet the cost of unplanned expenses, you may be eligible for a payment from the Social Fund or your local council to help. This factsheet explains what you may be eligible for, how payments are made and how to complai

The TSA website has information on the telecare (community alarm, lifeline or careline) industry in the UK and the services it currently provides to individual users. You can search their website to find service providers in your local area.

This factsheet has information about how to get support to help you to live in your own home if you are having difficulty managing. It focusses on the duties of the local authority to provide assistance, but also covers arranging care yourself. Residentia

This factsheet provides information on practical and financial assistance with public transport that may be available to people who are aged 60 or over, or those who are disabled. It includes information about community transport schemes that people with