Age UK Maidstone, Sevenoaks and Tonbridge offers a free and confidential information and advice service for older people, their families and carers.

Our service offers:

• Welfare benefits advice for those over retirement age, including identifying and calculating benefit entitlement and assistance to complete claim forms

• Helping people to identify the care and support they need, including help accessing Social Services and advice on how to pay for care and support

• Advising on housing issues, including help with maintaining a property and advice on the different types of housing for older people who need more support or want to move nearer to family or friends

• Advising on the services, support, groups, activities and concessions available locally

• Advising those who are finding it hard to make ends meet or are struggling to pay their bills

• Helping people to make complaints or challenge decisions about welfare benefits, social services, health services and energy providers

Anyone living in the Maidstone, Sevenoaks or Tonbridge areas who is over the age of 55 and will benefit from support.

Members of our Information and Advice Team work across Sevenoaks, Tonbridge and Maidstone. You can access our information and advice service in a number of ways:

By phone: 01732 336100 (Tonbridge and Sevenoaks Residents) or 01622 753618 (Maidstone Residents).

By email: informationandadvice@ageukmst.org.uk

We can also organise outreach appointments, and visit you at your home if needed.