News and Campaigns

This page is designed to keep you up to date with the latest news at Age UK Sheffield and to tell you about our current campaigns, both locally and nationally as part of the Age UK Federation.

	Age UK Sheffield introduces a new Support Planning service for older people in receipt of a Self-Directed Support (SDS) budget. Sheffield City Council’s transformation of adult social care includes a major focus on Self Directed Support, for more people to have the opportunity to manage their own support arrangements through an individual budget. Those people ... » Read more
	Age UK Sheffield’s Macmillan Cancer Support Service The one stop shop to survivorship services. Age UK Sheffield and Macmillan Cancer Support are pleased to announce a new free city-wide cancer support service. We are providing free, non-clinical advice and support to anyone over the age ... » Read more
	Introducing Age UK Sheffield - the new name for Age Concern Sheffield In mid June 2011 Age Concern Sheffield rebranded to Age UK Sheffield. This means we have joined many other former Age Concern offices across the country in adopting this new national brand. We are keen to share this exciting news with ... » Read more
	Land’s End to John O’Groats Cycle Ride This summer Kath and three of her friends Di, Tia and Laura undertook an extreme physical challenge to raise money for Age Concern Sheffield. In August 2010 they cycled from Lands End to John O'Groats, that’s a total of 910 ... » Read more
	New Advocacy Service Launched for Older People with Mental Health Problems Age Concern Sheffield is delighted to announce that, thanks to funding from NHS Sheffield, it has launched a new service for over 65s experiencing some form of mental ill-health. Specially trained advocates will work with people on a one ... » Read more
	ISO QUALITY AWARD FOR AGE CONCERN SHEFFIELD Following an assessment by an independent organisation, Age Concern Sheffield has been successful in achieving ISO9001 Certification. This internationally recognised prestigious award is in use worldwide as the benchmark for ... » Read more
	Down But Not Out Depression is the most common mental health problem in later life. Of the third of older people with depression who discuss it with their GP, only half are diagnosed and receive treatment. This means that only about 15 per cent of all ... » Read more
	Community Link Workers help over 5,000 of Sheffield’s older people Age Concern Sheffield‘s Community Link Worker project has now come to an end having supported over 5,000 older people to retain or recover their independence, health and well-being. The two-year project was one of a number being run in ... » Read more
	£4.6million for Sheffield’s Older People Between May 2006 and June 2008 Age Concern Sheffield ran a home visiting advice service focussing on increasing the uptake of state benefits. The project was funded by the Big Lottery Fund and supported over 1,100 older people to claim in ... » Read more
	Our response to the Prime Minister putting fuel poverty at the top of his political agenda Gordon Lishman Director General of Age Concern England, said: "It‘s right that Gordon Brown is making fuel poverty a top priority. Decisive action is needed as price hikes are pushing more older people to the point where they are ... » Read more
	New online database for older people launched Age Concern Sheffield are pleased to announce the launch of a new service aimed at providing up to date information about services for the over 50’s in Sheffield, from voluntary, community and faith sector ... » Read more
	Tax Help for Older People TOP is a registered charity that provides free and independent professional tax advice to people who are about 60 years of age and older, and whose household income is up to around £17,000 per year. The TOP service is provided by ... » Read more
	Diversity Policy Age Concern Sheffield (ACS) is a values led organisation and Board Members and staff consistently demonstrate their commitment to diversity. Diversity is at the heart of what ACS is about and as an organisation we believe that this makes ... » Read more
	Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS), on behalf of the Chief Fire Officer’s Association (CFOA), is leading on the development of a new national strategy to keep older people safer from the risk of death and injury as a result ... » Read more