Work, learning and retirement information and advice for people over 50.
Are you ready for a new challenge or wish to keep up-to-date and learn something new? Are you experiencing age prejudice and require advice and support? Are you self employed? Are you thinking about retirement, or are you retired and wishing to work beyond retirement? Below are some links to information which you may find useful relating to work/business, learning and retirement. Click on the headings below to access the website referred to.
- Age Positive: are a team of people working in the Department of Work and pensions responsible for strategy and policies supporting people making decisions about work and retirement.
- Business Link: providers of practical advice and support for startup and established businesses.
- Department of Work and Pensions: Government department providing advice and support on employment and pensions.
- Digital Unite: bringing digital literacy to Britain's older people – every day.
- HM Revenue & Customs Newly Self-Employed Helpline.
- Hudson House: A rural enterprise and resource centre for Arkengarthdale and Swaledale providing community, business and learning support.
- Just-The-Job: A not-for-private-profit Social Enterprise, operating in Richmondshire & Hambleton which aims to provide employment, education, work based training and social opportunities for vulnerable and/or disadvantaged people.
- Jobcentre Plus: providing support and advice on finding and applying for jobs and job seekers benefits and allowances.
- Laterlife.com: This is a UK site designed specifically for people over 50 who want to make the most of later life and those of us who want to plan and enjoy an active retirement lifestyle.
- Learn Direct: for courses, advice and support on distance learning.
- Mentoring and Befriending Foundation: providing guidance and support to organisations and practitioners involved in mentoring and befriending.
- New Deal 50 Plus: providing support for people over 50 wishing to find work who have been on benefits for 6 months or longer.
- Pensions Advisory Service: the Pensions Advisory Service, is an independent non-profit organisation that provides free information, advice and guidance on the whole spectrum of pensions covering State, company, personal and stakeholder schemes.
- Pension Protection Fund: the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) was set up in April 2005 to protect you if your employer goes bust and its pension scheme can no longer afford to pay you your promised pension.
- Pension Service: this Government website provides information about pensions and pensioner benefits, for those planning for the future, about to retire or already retired.
- Pension Tracing Service: if you think you may have an old pension, but are not sure of the details, the Pension Tracing Service can usually help by tracing it for you, for free.
- Prime Initiative: an initiative dedicated to helping people aged over 50 set up in business.
- Prince's Trust: are you interested in supporting young people? If yes, click here for information on donating to or volunteering as a mentor to the Princes Trust.
- REACH: matching the skills of experienced people to the needs of voluntary organisations.
- Richmond Comunity Volunteer Service: Information about your local volunteer service and volunteering oppotunities.
- Richmondshire Senior Forum: A voluntary group giving older people a voice and striving to banish age discrimination in all aspects of life, and work for better healthcare, better transport and a fair deal for older people.
- RSVP (Retired and Senior Volunteers Programme): encouraging the growing number of those aged 50+ to volunteer in their local area.
- Shaw Trust: a national charity that provides training and work opportunities for people who are disadvantaged in the labour market due to disability, ill health or other social circumstances.
- Senior Railcards: if you're 60 or over, you can buy a Senior Railcard for only £24, click on this sentence to learn more.
- SilverSurfers: supporting older people using the Internet and locating the best sites for the over 50's.
- Veterans Agency: in April 2007, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) officially launched the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency, aimed at improving personnel, pensions, welfare and support services to members of the Armed Forces and veterans.
- Volunteering: Information about the UK's largest volunteering and training service.
- Workers Educational Association (WEA): The WEA is the UK’s largest voluntary provider of adult education. supporting the educational needs of working men and women.
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