Stay well this winter

• Contact your GP or pharmacist about a flu jab
• Heat your living room to 21°C (70°F) and the rest of your house to 18°C (65°F)
• If you can’t heat all your rooms, heat your living room during the day and your bedroom before you go to bed
• Eat regular meals and drink hot drinks
• Keep as active as possible
• If you're over 60 and feeling under the weather, get advice from your local pharmacist
• We provide information and support to help you to stay independent and safe in our care, support and health pages

• Draught-proof doors and windows and insulate lofts and wall cavities
• Close doors and draw curtains at dusk
• Fit an audible carbon monoxide alarm and smoke alarms
• Check electric blanket advice at Electrical Safety First

District councils provide a range of services, such as energy-saving advice, loft clearance, and heating and insulation grants.

The Energy Saving Trust also provides advice on making your home more energy efficient. 

You may able to claim financial help from the following:

• Winter Fuel Payments
• Cold Weather Payments
• Surviving Winter Appeal – this campaign runs throughout winter each year to help those in greatest need who are struggling to cope, despite their own best efforts. The idea behind it is that that those who don’t need their fuel allowance might donate all or part of it to the appeal.

  Older people can apply to the fund for financial help to stay warm and eat well - to apply contact Age UK Norfolk on 0300 500 1217.

Look after yourself and, if you can, make sure friends, relatives and neighbours are safe, warm and well too.

People who are worried about a relative or an elderly neighbour can contact Norfolk County Council or ring the Age UK helpline on 0800 00 99 66.