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We explain the different bereavement benefits - including Bereavement Support Payment, Bereavement Allowance, Widowed Parent's Allowance, and Bereavement Payment - eligiblity criteria, and how to claim
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We'll be in venues across Wales talking about the issues that directly affect older people. Find an event near you.
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easy to digest and provide an overview of the relevant topic. Our factsheets provide much more in-depth information. On this page you can view our complete list of resources in numerical order - firstly ... our information guides, followed by the full range of factsheets. For guides and factsheets that focus on specific subject areas, see our other pages, covering : 'Care & support' ; 'Health & wellbeing'
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reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy ... policy and practice. Christopher.brooks@ageuk.org.uk Age UK Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock Square London WC1H 9NA T 0800 169 80 80 F 020 3033 1000 E policy@ageuk.org.uk www.ageuk.org.uk Age UK is a
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Due to the current high demand for our valuable service, we're suspending any new referrals into the service for the time being. Please check back soon. Our service is in huge demand and we need people ... volunteer by completing the registration form, or by phoning Age Cymru Advice on 0300 303 44 98, open Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 4:00pm. Friendship calls will be once a week at the same time, and are 30
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assessing availability of, and gaps for, advocacy in the context of the requirements placed on local authorities by the Part 10 Code of Practice (Advocacy) (“the Code”) under the Social Services and Well-being ... Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (“the Act”). It is intended as an additional resource alongside those provided in the Strategic Considerations section of the Help Guide in the Social Care Wales / SSIA Population
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Experiences of Local Age UKs delivering it for the first time A Qualitative Evaluation Vinal K Karania (Research Manager, Evaluation & Impact) 19th August 2015 Acknowledgement The author of this report ... time to participate in the research, including the older people and the local Age UK partners Introduction This presentation provides the findings of a qualitative evaluation of a project aimed at supporting
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advocacy is a vital service for individuals to ensure that the person (and their well-being outcomes) is placed at the centre of the work of support services. Independent advocacy gives citizens voice ... There have been significant developments in the field of independent advocacy in the period between Advocacy Counts 4 and this report, Advocacy Counts 5. The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014
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Discriminatory abuse includes forms of harassment and slurs or similar treatment because of race, gender and gender identity, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion. The principles of discriminatory abuse are ... embodied in legislation including the Human Rights Act 1998 and the Equality Act 2010. Discriminatory abuse exists when values, beliefs or culture result in a misuse of power that denies mainstream opportunities
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Creating an age friendly Wales Improving domiciliary care for older people in Wales. The view of Age Cymru Creating an age friendly Wales Social care
