The Benefits of Growing Older - Concessions, Discounts and Special Offers
This
guide to generally available concessions, discounts and special offers in
the UK, is provided here first as additional value for Laterlife Club
Members, but is likely to be made more widely available in the future.
It has been researched by one of our Planning Retirement Workshop Trainers, Dave Sinclair.
Introduction
Although we all complain about getting older the
alternative is, of course, much worse. Moreover, not only is
getting older the better of two alternatives, there are a
number of positive benefits. You may feel that the following
apply to you:
· Greater experience
· More wisdom
· More time in which to do the things you want to do
· Grandchildren
· A greater awareness of priorities and what is really
important in life
· The right to be grumpy
You can no doubt think of other, more specific advantages
that apply to you as you put more years on the clock. One
that you may or may not have thought about is that in some
areas of life things get cheaper! Yes, there are benefits,
discounts, concessions and offers that apply only to older
people.
What do we mean by older? Generally, these benefits apply to
the over-60s but that is not always the case. Sometimes they
start from the age of 50 or 55 and sometimes it is later
than 60. In other countries, particularly the USA, the most
common ages for them to be available are either 50 or 55,
but this article is aimed at those of us who are UK-based.
It is both the public and the private sector that recognise
the need and/or desirability of offering benefits to older
people. Therefore, they are available across many aspects of
our lives.
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the full guide covering both Public and Private sector.
The Laterlife Club is part of the www.laterlife.com network of sites for enjoying and making the most of life over 50.