AGE UK, AN INTERNATIONAL CHARITY, AIMS TO CREATE A WORLD WHERE OLDER PEOPLE CAN LIVE THEIR LIVES FREE FROM POVERTY, ISOLATION AND NEGLECT. IT RAISES AWARENESS OF ISSUES AFFECTING OLDER PEOPLE IN THE UK AND OVERSEAS, RESEARCHES AND CAMPAIGNS FOR CHANGES IN POLICY AND PRACTICE, AND OFFERS PRACTICAL SUPPORT TO DISADVANTAGED OLDER PEOPLE. IT IS FUNDED BY INDIVIDUALS, COMPANIES AND TRUSTS.