National charity Independent Age has allocated £176,000 to the Girlington Centre in Bradford.

The funds will be paid over a three-year period.

The grant forms part of a package, worth £3.1 million in total, being allocated to 19 organisations across the UK by Independent Age. 

The package's aim is to increase resources in the advice sector for older people, especially advice aimed at those in financial hardship.

Hannah Lison, head of grants and partnerships at Independent Age, said: "We are delighted to support these organisations as part of our ongoing commitment to improve the lives of older people in financial hardship across the UK.

"Every organisation that applied for funding showed remarkable dedication to achieving positive outcomes for the areas and communities they support, and we are really honoured to have the opportunity to work with them over the next three years."

Joanna Elson CBE, chief executive of Independent Age, said: "Over two million older people are living in poverty in the UK, and many more are living precariously on the edge.

"Our ambition is to improve the lives of one million older people facing financial hardship by 2027 and our grants programme is an essential part of this."

More information about Independent Age is available at www.independentage.org/grant-making