Independent Age | Supporting older people

The Big Tea

On 1 October (UN International Day for Older People) and throughout the month, help us support older people in need by hosting a tea party--of any size. Click here to learn all about The Big Tea and how easy it is to get involved.

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Check our fundraising news to see who has won, and what other events we have coming up this autumn.

Independent Age pledges to tackle social isolation by getting older people online.
On Friday 21^st May – Silver Surfers' Day – we published the report ‘Older people, technology and community’. Funded by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and led by Independent Age and a steering committee drawn from the media, telecoms, academia and the voluntary sector, the report recognised the need for more to be done to improve older people’s access to technology.

Social isolation and the feelings of loneliness it leads to are common problems for older people living in the UK today. The report highlights however that communications technologies can help prevent and alleviate social isolation and loneliness. Despite this, nearly three in four over 65s have never used the internet.

Find out more about the steps Independent Age plans to take to help break down the barriers that can surround IT for older people by downloading the full report from our Publications Page.