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Help the Aged
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We fight for the rights of disadvantaged older people in the UK and overseas.

Help the Aged campaigns against age discrimation, challenges political injustice, and aims to prevent future deprivation in the lives of older people. With your support, we can influence decision-makers and fight to free older people everywhere from poverty, isolation and neglect.

Age equality

We challenge government and institutions wherever older people face discrimination simply because of their age.

What we want
Mass Lobby Day
Find out about new laws
Interactive JET pack

Winter deaths

Tens of thousands of older people die from preventable, cold-related illnesses every year. This must stop.

What we want
What you can do

Elder abuse

Half a million older people are believed to be abused at any one time in the UK. Help us to confront this national outrage.

What we want
What you can do
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Joan’s story film
Lose the loophole

Pensions and benefits

Inadequate pensions and high taxation mean that pensioner poverty is rife in UK. Benefits must reach those who need them.

Pensions
Benefits
Council Tax

Pensioner Poverty

Help the Aged is calling on MPs to sign up to a pledge to make tackling pensioner poverty central to Government policy.

Email your MP

News

The latest news from across the UK on the issues which affect older people.

Top stories
News archive

Health and social care

Older people face discrimination and poor service in health and social care. Government policy must be reformed.

Care homes
End of life care
Podiatry

How to campaign

We guide you through the process of planning your campaign, getting publicity and influencing decision-makers.

Why campaign?
Campaigning tools
Case studies

Other issues

We are campaigning for the community services which are vital to older people's lives.

Transport
Post Offices
Ongoing issues