REGISTER HERE:  Benefits and Energy Advice for Older People

Many older people don’t claim all the income they are entitled to, plus managing energy bills and how to use home energy efficiently is really important.

This session aims to raise awareness of the benefits that exist to support older people and will provide guidance on supporting people with energy advice.

Speaker

• Paul McCafferty, Energy Trainer – North, Age Scotland

Our speaker will cover the following:

• means tested benefits and non-means tested benefits - what the difference is, what means testing is and the benefits you should be aware of
• energy advice - understanding energy bills, how to be more energy efficient and what payments there are for older people during the winter

There will be plenty of time for questions and discussion. So come and join us to find out more about benefits and energy advice from Age Scotland.

Money Guidance competency match

This session is relevant to the following sections of the Money Guidance Competency Framework.

• Welfare and benefits
• Household bills

Accessibility

The event will use Microsoft Teams and if you've not used it before you may want to look at these guides. For help making Microsoft Teams more accessible and easier to use, go to the page on Accessibility support for Microsoft Teams.