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Silver Surfers - online information and services for older people and carers in Coventry and Warwickshire Current News ItemsWarwickshire Social Care Charges ConsultationThere is to be a series of public consultation meetings on the County Council's proposed charging increases for home care, day care and respite care. For more information and details of the meetings click Charges Consultation. Click Charges Survey to complete an on-line survey. Beware of "Security" Cold-CallersWarwickshire residents are warned to beware of unexpected phone calls from salespeople offering home security systems. They may falsely calim to be working with the Police and use high pressure tactics to get an appointment. For more information click Security sales. New Housing Options ServiceA new telephone service has been launched which provides information for older Warwickshire residents about housing and care options. For information ring 0800 377 7070 or click First Stop Warwickshire. Warwickshire Accessible Housing WebsiteA new website for older and disabled people to find information about housing adaptations and to support each other. For more information click Accessible Housing. Live in a Village?If you live in a village, there may be a website giving detailed information about your local area, including shops, events, who to contact and so on. To find out if there is a website for your village click Villages Online. Over 50? Made Redundant? Searching for a Job?During the recession the number of people aged 50 plus who are out of work has increased by 135%. One of the best places to search for a job is the internet. Research shows that younger people use it extensively to search for jobs, but older people don't. If you are over 50 and looking for a job, you can get help with using the internet at a Silver Surfers drop-in. For more information click Drop-ins.To get started with internet job-hunting, click Finding a Job. Distraction Burglary and Door-step SalesYou should not allow anyone into your home who you do not know or who has not made an appointment. For more information about avoiding being a victim of distration burglary click Distraction Burglary. PHILLIS - Help for older people
Check your Benefits EligibilityYou can check your eligibility for welfare benefits using Age Concern's on-line checker. You do not have to enter your name. To use the checker click benefit checker. Silver Surfers RegistrationsThere are currently 1,724 people registered with us as Silver Surfers. You can Register as a Silver Surfer free, on-line by clicking Registration or at any of our drop-ins. New and Updated PagesFind out which pages are new and which pages have been updated recently on this web-site by clicking latest changes. Archived ItemsSome items that have previously been on the Silver Surfers Home page, and which may still be of interest, have been archived. Click Archive to access these items. Help and Advice Phone LinesNeeding help, information or advice? As well as the information on the Silver Surfers website, there are several general advice phone lines provided for older people. Details can be found by clicking Advice lines.
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