Help the Aged

Help the Aged works to make a real difference to the lives of older disadvantaged people in the UK and around the world, through targeted research, practical services and focused campaigning.

Working with older people, we fight to overcome deprivation both now and in the future, and to reduce dependence in later life.

Our vision is of a future where older people are free from the disadvantages of poverty, isolation and neglect, so they can live with dignity as valued, respected and involved embers of society.

WE WILL:

* combat poverty to achieve significant reductions in financial hardship and social exclusion, and mitigate their worst effects

* reduce isolation to decrease the number of older people experiencing loneliness and isolation

* challenge neglect to secure the delivery of consistently accessible, good-quality care addressing the biggest threats to health and well-being

* defeat ageism to win equality and human rights for disadvantaged older people, enabling them to escape from deprivation

* prevent future deprivation to reduce the numbers of those at greatest risk in the future by stimulating prevention as well as cure, through research and other means


Age UK is the new force combining Age Concern and Help the Aged. We will be known by our new name from Spring 2010. The Age UK family includes Age Scotland, Age Cymru and Age NI.

Age Concern England (charity number 261794) has merged with Help the Aged (charity number 272786) to form Age UK, a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England: registered office address 207-221 Pentonville Road, London, N1 9UZ, company number 6825798, registered charity number 1128267. Age Concern and Help the Aged are brands of Age UK. The three national Age Concerns in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales have also merged with Help the Aged in these nations to form three registered charities: Age Scotland, Age NI, Age Cymru.

To learn more about our work take a look at our website.