Help for older people

Golden Pass Scheme

This project offers Vale residents aged 60+ the opportunity to access eight free sessions of sport and physical activity in their community.

Pension Credit

You may be entitled to claim Pension Credit if you are over state pension age. You may be eligible to top up your weekly income to £182.60 a week for a single person and £278.70 for a couple.

Care and Repair Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan

Helping to support older people to repair, adapt and maintain their homes. With free home visits, home assessments, and recommendations about improving your home.

Older People's Commissioner for Wales

How to contact the Commissioner's Advice and Assistance Team and find support if you're experiencing abuse.

Age Connects Cardiff and the Vale

Age connects supports lonely and vulnerable older people across Cardiff and the Vale.

Funeral Expenses Payment

You could get a Funeral Expenses Payment (also called a Funeral Payment) if you get certain benefits and need help to pay for a funeral you’re arranging.

Dinas Powys Voluntary Concern

Dinas Powys Voluntry Concern provides community transport, prescription collection and telephone or face to face befriending. They also run a number of events such as a soup lunch club, memory cafe, wellbeing garden, afternoon community club, strawberry tea and live music events. 

Warm Spaces

As part of our work to support residents during the cost-of-living crisis we have developed a Warm Spaces scheme. This is a network of community spaces that offer a warm and inviting place to come together this winter at no cost.

Age Cymru

Age Cymru is the national charity for older people in Wales.

Llandough Over 50s Coffee Morning Social

‘Llandough Over 50s Coffee Morning’ offers free refreshments, quizzes and other activities from Tuesday 5th September 2023.