8th October 2024

To coincide with positive ageing month, Fermanagh and Omagh District Council is hosting two drop-in days to support residents (50 years and over) in planning for retirement.

• Monday 21 October 2024 at 11am-4pm – Omagh Library
• Wednesday 23 October 2024 at 11am-4pm – Fermanagh House, Enniskillen

Chair of Fermanagh and Omagh District Council, Councillor John McClaughry, emphasised the significance of this initiative:

“Financial planning for retirement is an important issue and something anyone 50 and over should be thinking about.  The drop in days will provide a great opportunity to learn valuable money saving tips and promote financial wellbeing both now and in the future. I would encourage anyone who wishes to gain further knowledge into pensions or cost of living savings to come along and avail of this excellent event”.

A range of support services for financial planning and budgeting for retirement will be available throughout the day, focusing on topics such as pensions, cost of living, shopping, online banking, fraud awareness, power of attorney, wills and funeral cover. Attendees will have the opportunity to speak with them individually or attend one of the following three talks:

• 11:30am – Budgeting for retirement including pensions, money saving information and guidance, cost of living and shopping;
• 12:30pm – Scams and fraud awareness;
• 2:30pm – Money helper tools covering help with retirement, Midlife MOT, power of attorney, pension calculator, sign posting to pension guiders and helplines.

Throughout the day there will be refreshments and activities with opportunities to win prizes.  Fermanagh and Omagh District Council have also organised community transport to bring people to and from the event.

If you would like to secure your seat please register before 5pm on Wednesday 16 October 2024 by contacting: Bronagh Maguire on Tel: 0300 303 1777 Ext. 20315, Email: multiply@fermanaghomagh.com or Visit: www.fermanaghandomagh.com