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Delivered effectively, it can help to promote the independence of older people, empowering them to make choices, secure their rights and act in their own interests1 Advocacy can be defined as: . For example ... regard to benefit entitlements, housing or social care options. “…taking action to help people say what they want, secure their rights, represent their interests and obtain services they need. Advocates
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© 2015 UEMS Ageing Research Group, University of Exeter. All rights reserved. i Funding This study was supported mainly by Age UK (registered charity number 1128267). JD and AB were ... .................................... 61 3 Introduction How many 80 year olds have had a stroke? What proportion of 95 year old men have diabetes? How many older people have seen a general practitioner
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well-being outcomes? Refer to the IMCA service. About the individual and their circumstances NO Can these barriers be overcome through reasonable adjustments under the Equalities Act 2010? Tel: 029 2043 ... Eiriolaeth Broffesiynol Annibynnol (EBA) i Oedolion o dan Ddeddf Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol a Llesiant (Cymru) 2014 Nid oes unrhyw ofyniad i awdurdodai lleol na byrddau iechyd i drefnu darpariaeth EBA o dan y Ddeddf
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welcome the creation of such a new body. More details on the background of the Banking Standards Review can be found on its website here: http://www.bankingstandardsreview.org.uk/background/. This consultation ... how the banking experience can better meet their needs. We hope that it will be able to encourage and highlight good practice and offer clear challenges to industry about what customers should be able to
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truedesign.co.uk Wellbeing encapsulates how we are faring, in all domains of life Contents Introduction 3 What did we do? 4 Our statistical work 4 Key findings 5 Age UK’s Index of Wellbeing in Later Life 8 How ... services. We hypothesised that wellbeing is an outcome that can be used for these purposes, and that low wellbeing is a proxy for need. But can wellbeing in later life, in its broader sense, be measured
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of Defined Benefit pensions is a matter of significant concern for several reasons, not least as it can leave individuals unnecessarily exposed to significant longevity and inflation risks. There is also ... the advice regime, which is only required for savers with over £30,000 in benefits, and consider what can be done to encourage appropriate decision-making by people with smaller amounts. For example
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products. This will help a significant number of smaller savers access appropriate products and navigate what is currently a highly complex marketplace. • These products should be available to all savers. This ... particular how they affect smaller and mid-sized pension savers, and is available on the Age UK website.i All these issues are exacerbated by the lack of a mass market financial advice offer, and low take-up
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cross-subsidise inadequate local authority fundingiii We do not believe that the care funding gap can be met solely from local resources. The Institute for Fiscal Studies has pointed out that local authority ... parts of the Care Act on care funding appear to have been shelved without any proper consideration of what might take their place, and we therefore welcomed the commitment in the Spring Budget to publish a
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o dlodi a phobl hŷn – Dr Victoria Winckler Tudalen 8 Cyngor Age Cymru: sut rydym yn helpu pobl hŷn i hawlio’u budd-daliadau a’u hawliau – Gavin Thomas Tudalen 11 Pensiynau’r Wladwriaeth – materion ar ... pensiynwyr nawr ac yn y dyfodol – Sally West Tudalen 14 Prosiect 360° – cynorthwyo cyn-filwyr hŷn i gael eu Pensiwn Lluoedd Arfog – Heather Ferguson Tudalen 17 Gwella llesiant ariannol ymhlith pobl hŷn
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gydag ystod eang o randdeiliaid ledled Cymru i gefnogi comisiynu eiriolaeth broffesiynol annibynnol o dan Ddeddf Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol a Llesiant (Cymru) 2014, i feithrin gallu’r sector eiriolaeth a chodi ... cyllid ar gyfer y rhaglen wedi dod i ben a bydd GTAP, fel y cyfeirir ato’n annwyl, yn cau’n swyddogol ar yr 31ain o Fawrth 2020. Hoffem fanteisio ar y cyfle hwn i ddiolch i bawb sydd wedi cefnogi ein gwaith
