As our volunteering services adapt over time to continually offer the best support to older people looking to remain independent, we love hearing about past befriending matches that have taken their relationship beyond the weekly phone calls. For International Day of Friendship, Hannah told us about how Gwen became such…

Following the recent Scottish Government consultation on a new health and social care strategy for older people our Scotland Policy and Public Affairs Manager, Debbie Horne, reflects on what needs to change. At Independent Age, our vision is that we can all live a happy, connected and purposeful later life…

On the UN’s world population day, Independent Age’s Director of Policy and Communications, John Palmer reflects on our ageing population. United Nations Population Fund: “World Population Day offers a moment to celebrate human progress. Our world, despite its challenges, is one where higher shares of people are educated and live…

Many of us will be familiar with feelings of stress, anxiety, or low mood. Some of us may have also experienced mental health conditions like depression or know someone who has. …

Tim Whitaker is a consultant working on age and employment issues and a Trustee of Wise Age and Joint Convenor of the Royal Society of Arts Good Work Guild project on Inter-generational dialogue on work futures. As the government’s cost of living “rescue operation” kicks in, there’s still an urgent…

Helping older people to find things to do post-lockdown, our Big Week event was an amazing success, bringing together more than double the numbers expected in a buzzing atmosphere. “It was like a scene out of the film Grease — you know, when the Pink Ladies throw their jackets off…

Our Readers’ Panel is a group of older people who share their thoughts and experiences to help us improve our content Who’s on the Readers’ Panel? At Independent Age, we produce a range of advice guides, factsheets and leaflets, as well as online material. We want to make sure these publications are clear, useful, easy…

At Independent Age, we campaign to help make sure the UK is the best place in the world to grow old. That’s a big task, and often means we need to change laws and policies so that that vision can become a reality. To make that happen, we rely on…

Our incredible fundraisers are an essential part of the work we do at Independent Age to support more than a million older people every year. Without continued, regular and widespread support, it would be impossible for us to secure a better life for every older person, now and in the…