- Contact your MP by e-mail (if he/she has an e-mail address, of course!
- Fax your MP for free (also tells you about your MP)
- They Work For You Your MP's details and recent speeches.
- Full of Life - Government campaign for raising the profile of issues on older people and our ageing society.
- Silversurfers UK - a portal for the over 50s, covering all interests.
- Silverhairs - A Helpline for Silver Surfers
- Seniors Network UK - all pension issues, contact links, mini-websites (including one for OPA), discussion forums
- Entitledto - calculator for benefit payments, including the new Pension Credit
- HM Revenue and Customs - advice on paying tax in retirement
- Friends Re-united - make contact with friends from your old school, college or work place
- University of the Third Age - you're never too old to learn something
- SAGA - Holidays, good insurance rates for pensioners, etc
- Age UK - a charity which provides practical support to those pensioners in need
- Heyday - backed by Age UK it campaigns against age discrimination, particularly against employment rights being curtailed after the age of 65.
- Hairnet - provides computer and internet training schemes for the over 50s
- Senior Concessions -
helps senior citizens find the many discounts and other concessions on travel, entertainment, dining out etc available to them
- Buddi: Provides personal security for the elderly using a miniaturised GPS (global positioning system) tracking & personal locator
- TAEN - The Age and Employment Network is for people in mid and later life, employers and the economy. See: Factors influencing Work and Retirement: Pensions
- WRVS - offers a range of practical services to help and support older people to live well, maintain their independence and play a part in their local community.
- FSA Moneymadeclear: Managing in Retirement some useful tips to help you manage
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