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Benefits	Disability	Family	Health & Care
Money & Tax	Pensioners, Pensions & Retirement	Travel
			Other Useful Links

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Benefits

A-Z of Benefits	NI Direct - A list of benefits - for example, did you know there was a benefit for Pneumoconiosis?
Beginners Guide to Benefits	DirectGov
Benefits Advice Guide	Citizens Advice Bureau
Benefits Checker	Turn2Us
Benefits Entitlement Guide	MoneySavingExpert.com
CAA/NATS Pension Scheme	CAA
Claiming Benefits Abroad	Direct Gov
Cold Weather Payment	NI Direct
Disability Benefits	Age UK

Disability

Disability Alliance	Disability Alliance is a national registered charity which works to relieve the poverty and improve the living standards of disabled people.
Disability Benefits	Age UK
Disability Rights	Direct Gov
Office for Disability Issues	HM Government - The Office for Disability Issues (ODI) leads the government's vision of achieving equality for disabled people.

Family

Advice for Carers	Carers UK
Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association (SSAFA)	SSAFA Forces Help, 19 Queen Elizabeth Street	0845 1300 975
	London SE1 2LP	info@ssafa.org.uk
The Grandparents' Association	Grandparents working for the good of children	0845 4349585

Health & Care

Alzheimers - What does the NHS pay for?	Alzheimers Society
Alzheimers Society	Gordon House,10,Greencoat Place,London,SW1P 1PH	020 7306 0606
Benenden Health Care Society	Holgate Park Drive, York, (YO26 4GG).	0845 052 5731
Best Care Home	A website to help people find the right care home. Details on over 19,000 Care Homes
British Red Cross - Care in the Home	Provides extra support and care at home where necessary following a short hospital stay.
Cancer Research UK - Two different sites :	www.cancerhelp.org.uk	www.cancerresearchuk.org
Care Quality Commission	The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of all health and adult social care in England.
Counsel and Care	Counsel and Care is the national charity working with older people, their families and carers to get the best care and support.
Counselling Help and Advice	This Counselling Directory lists full profiles, detailing the areas of counselling each counsellor offers, the fees they charge and background information as to the kind of person they are.
Department of Health website	Policy, guidance and publications for NHS and social care professionals.
Hypnotherapy Advice and Contacts	Directory for hypnotherapy advice and information.
www.nhscare.info	These pages advise the UK public on their right, under existing law and the Coughlan case, to free nursing care 100% funded by the NHS

Money & Tax

Debt Advice (IVA)	IVA stands for Individual Voluntary Arrangement. It is a legal and government approved method of resolving debt.
HM Revenue & Customs (Inland Revenue)	HM Revenue & Customs
Leaflets and booklets about Tax	HM Revenue & Customs
Tax Help for Older People	An independent free tax advice service for older people on low incomes who cannot afford to pay for professional advice.

Pensioners, Pensions & Retirement

Department for Work and Pensions	Government website - responsible for welfare and pension policy.
National Pensioners' Convention	Campaigning for pensioners needs and rights.
Occupational Pensioners Allience	Aids protection and promotion of good occupational pension schemes (CAA-RSA is affiliated)
Pensions Advisory Service	Free independent information and guidance on pensions.
Retirement News	Independent News, Help, Advice & Information for retired citizens of the UK
Safe Retirement	Formed to offer expert advice on retirement - planning, pensions, travel and leisure.
Silver Surfers Net	Help surfing the net for those old enough to need it !
The Pensions Service	Government website - , gives information on state pensions and benefit entitlements for pensioners.

Travel

CSMA	The motoring organisation that many joined when employed by the CAA.
National Rail Enquiries	Rail Time Table Information
Transport Direct	Information on all modes of transport.Use this site to work out a door-to-door journey using bus, train, car.
Travel Insurance problems due to health issues?	The webmaster would be happy to give a recommendation based on personal experience.	email :

Other Useful Links

Age Concern	Independent, free service offering advice and information for older people, their families and carers about housing and care options in later life.
Age UK	The Age UK Group works to improve later life for everyone by providing life-enhancing services and vital support.
Citizens Advice Bureau	Free, independent, confidential and impartial advice to everyone on their rights and responsibilities.
Civil Aviation Authority News Releases	The RSS feed from the Civil Aviation Authority. Look here for the latest releases - or sign up yourself
Civil Service Benevolent Fund	Supports any person (and their dependants) who works or who has ever worked for the Civil Service, or an Associated Organisation.
	Fund House, 5 Anne Boleyn's Walk, Cheam, Sutton Surrey	Tel: 020 8240 2400
Direct Gov Website	Direct Gov
Equality and Human Rights Commission	With a statutory remit to promote and monitor human rights; and to protect, enforce and promote equality across the nine "protected" grounds - age, disability, gender, race, religion and belief, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnership, sexual orientation and gender reassignment.
First Stop Advice	Independent, free service offering advice and information for older people, their families and carers about housing and care options in later life.
Royal British Legion	Never Forget !
University of the Third Age	Educational opportunities for older people
Useful contacts for the over 50s	Direct Gov

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