USEFUL LINKS
We recommend the following websites if you would like to find further useful information on planning retirement.
Part 1 - Coming to Terms with Retirement
Adjusting to a retirement lifestyle
- Age Concern, England
- www.ageconcern.org.uk
Age Concern, Scotland- www.ageconcernscotland.org.uk
Age Concern, Northern Ireland- www.ageconcernni.org
Age Concern, Wales- www.accymru.org.uk
Help the Aged- www.helptheaged.org.uk
Heyday - A magazine for all those either approaching or already in retirement www.heyday.org.uk
Silver Surfers – a website for the over-50s- www.silversurfers.net
Spare time, Leisure and Learning
- British Trust for Conversation Volunteers
- www.btcv.org.uk
English Gardening School- www.englishgardeningschool.co.uk
The Holiday Fellowship- www.hfholidays.co.uk
Homesitters Ltd- www.homesitters.co.uk
Learndirect- www.learndirect.co.uk
MP Travel- www.mptravel.co.uk
The National Trust- www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Royal Horticultural Society- www.rhs.org.uk
Saga Holidays- www.saga.co.uk/travel
Sport England- www.sportengland.org
Traveline – Public Transport Information- www.traveline.org.uk
University of the Third Age (U3A)- www.u3a-info.co.uk
National Extension College- www.nec.ac.uk
Open College- www.opencollege.info
Open University- www.open.ac.uk
National Institute of Adult Continuing Education- www.niace.org.uk
How To Books- www.howtobooks.co.uk
Winston Churchill Memorial Trust- www.wcmt.org.uk
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds- www.rspb.org.uk
Youth Hostels Association- www.yha.org.uk
The Green Gym- www.btcv.org.uk/display/greengym
Work – full time, part time and voluntary
- ‘Do-it’ – Volunteering Made Easy!
- www.do-it.org.uk
FiftyOn - a website focussing on age diversity in the workforce.- www.fiftyon.co.uk
National Association of Citizens Advice Bureau- www.citizensadvice.org.uk
REACH- www.volwork.org.uk
RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteer Programme)- www.csv-rsvp.org.uk
The New Deal - A programme that gives people on benefits the help and support they need to look for work, including training and preparing for work.
www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk/jcp/Customers/New_Deal
Job Centre- www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk
Age Positive – Tackling Discrimination and Promoting Age Diversity in Employment www.agepositive.gov.uk
Part 2 - Putting Your 'House' in Order
Home Safety/Security
- The Institute of Home Safety
- www.homesafe.org.uk
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents- www.rospa.com
Help the Aged Home Safety- www.helptheaged.org.uk/en-gb/AdviceSupport/ Home Safety
Fire and Rescue Services Home Safety Website- www.fire.gov.uk/Home+safety
Home Office Guide to Home Security- www.crimereduction.homeoffice.gov.uk/cpghs.htm
Victim Support – Helping People Cope With Crime- www.victimsupport.org.uk
Where to Live
- Town Guides – Offering friendly advice on where to live in the UK
- www.town-guides.org
Help I am Moving! - Free independent advice on moving house & Removals
www.helpiammoving.com
BBC Guide to Homes and Property- www.bbc.co.uk/homes/property
National Association of Estate Agents- www.naea.co.uk
Your Europe – Living in another country. Information guide by the European Commission
http://europa.eu.int/youreurope
Expats Guide to Moving Abroad- www.expatforum.com
Foreign and Commonwealth Office – Advice of travelling and living overseas
www.fco.gov.uk/en
Residential Care
Care UK Net- www.careuk.net
Housing Care Organisation- www.housingcare.org
NHFA – Care Fees Advice- www.nhfa.co.uk
Carers UK – the voice of Carers- www.carersuk.org
Counsel and Care – for older people, their families and carers- www.counselandcare.org.uk
Better Caring - information on care for the elderly and people with learning disabilities.
www.bettercaring.co.uk
CareAware UK (non profit organisation) - Elderly Care Funding Advice- www.careaware.co.uk
Wills and Powers of Attorney - Direct.gov – Making a Will- www.direct.gov.uk/en/Governmentcitizensandrights/Death/Preparation/DG_10029800
The Office of the Public Guardian- www.publicguardian.gov.uk
Citizens Advice Guide to Making a Will- www.adviceguide.org.uk/index/family_parent/family/wills.htm
Law Society – Find a Solicitor- www.lawsociety.org.uk/choosingandusing/findasolicitor.law
Citizens Advice Guide to Powers of Attorney- www.adviceguide.org.uk
Part 3 - Improving Health in Retirement
- NHS ‘5 A Day” Website
- www.5aday.nhs.uk
Food Standards Agency – Eat Well, Be Well- www.eatwell.gov.uk
Cycling for Softies (Susi Madron)- www.cycling-for-softies.co.uk
Keep Fit Association- www.keepfit.org.uk
Walking the Way to Health Initiatives- www.whi.org.uk
British Heart Foundation- www.bhf.org.uk
NHS Direct- www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
Prostate Cancer Advice- www.prostate-cancer.org.uk
Cancerbackup – Cancer Information Helpline- www.cancerbackup.org.uk
BBC Health Website- www.bbc.co.uk/health
Web Health – a Guide to Health Information on the Internet- www.webhealth.co.uk
NHS SMOKEFREE – Stop Smoking, Start Living- www.gosmokefree.co.uk
Part 4 - Money & Pension Issues
- Building Societies Association
- www.bsa.org.uk
Confederation of British Industry- www.cbi.org.uk
Consumer’s Association- www.which.co.uk
Department for Work & Pensions- www.dwp.gov.uk
Federation of Small Businesses- www.fsb.org.uk
Financial Services Authority- www.fsa.gov.uk
The Law Society- www.lawsociety.org.uk
The Law Society of Scotland- www.lawscot.org.uk
Independent Financial Adviser Promotion (IFAP)- www.unbiased.co.uk
Occupational Pensions Advisory Service- www.pensionsadvisoryservice.org.uk
Office of Fair Trading- www.oft.gov.uk
The Office of the Public Guardian- www.publicguardian.gov.uk
Warm Front- www.warmfront.co.uk
Consumer Direct- www.consumerdirect.gov.uk
The Pensions Service- www.thepensionservice.gov.uk
The Pensions Advisory Service- www.opas.org.uk
HM Revenue & Customs- www.hmrc.gov.uk
The Pensions Regulator- www.thepensionregulator.gov.uk
Pensions Advisory Service Stakeholder Helpline- www.stakeholderhelpline.org.uk
Tax Help for Older People- www.taxvol.org.uk