About Independent Age

Whatever happens as we get older, we all want to remain independent and live life on our own terms. That’s why, as well as offering regular friendly contact and a strong campaigning voice, Independent Age can provide you and your family with clear, free and impartial advice on the issues that matter: care and support, money and benefits, health and mobility.  
A charity founded over 150 years ago, we’re independent so you can be.

This is an exciting time to be considering joining Independent Age. Our new strategy marks a major expansion of our activities whilst ensuring that older people are at the heart of everything we do.

By 2020 we aim to:

• Increase our support for the most vulnerable and in need tenfold
   
• distribute our resources to over one million people annually, by expanding our information services (such as our guides and website)
   
• respond to even more Helpline queries - answering over 100,000 enquiries each year - by extending our information and advice service
   
• double the number of regular visits and calls to lonely older people through our friendship services, as well as piloting new types of services
   
• increase our influence on the government so that older people get a fairer deal and a say in their welfare by campaigning together with other organisations and supporters.