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Rogue traders: A cold-caller may offer you a service you don’t really need. They may try to push you into agreeing to unnecessary home repairs or improvements, often at extortionate prices. A common tactic ... Bogus officials: A common trick is when someone pretends to be from your electricity or gas company as a way to get into your home and steal from you. Bogus charity collections : A fraudster may ask you
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The new State Pension is a regular payment from Government that most people can claim in later life. You can claim the new State Pension at State Pension age if you have at least 10 years National Insurance ... Insurance contributions and are: a man born on or after 6 April 1951 a woman born on or after 6 April 1953 If you were born before these dates you will get the basic State Pension instead. The full amount
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If you've saved into a defined contribution pension scheme during your working life, you need to decide what to do with the money you've saved towards your pension when you retire. Your pension ... include your State Pension which is provided by the government. Your fund should send you a pension statement once a year that tells you how much your pension pot is worth, or there may be an option to check
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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 charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 ... discrimination e.g. by use of price optimisation. The FCA should consider the outcomes older people need from a financial services market and whether an effective competitive market might look different for this
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Between November 2022 and March 2024, Age Cymru undertook a series of research projects focusing on supporting good mental health of older adults living in care homes in Wales. During the pandemic, care ... major life events are a precipitating factor for most psychiatric disorders. Moving to live in a care home is a significant event in any person’s life, bringing them into a new environment with new
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important role in the running of 'virtual' Sporting Memories Clubs. The three roles described below offer a unique opportunity to be involved in online sessions designed to help tackle social isolation, while ... encouraged to contribute and that they are allowed the time they need to do so – Allowing time for a break if necessary – Attending training and information sessions as required – Advising the Volunteer
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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 charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 ... care on a sustainable footing: the Government should publish proposals by early 2018 at the latest for placing social care on a sustainable financial footing. These must go beyond 'a cap' set at a generous
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Age Cymru is a registered charity 1128436. Company limited by guarantee and registered in Wales and England 6837284. Registered office address Ground Floor, Mariners House, Trident Court, East Moors Road ... Age Cymru. Creating an age friendly Wales Accessing help for other, non-COVID-19, health issues As a ‘Friend’ you can let the person you’re supporting know that they should seek medical care when they
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briefing makes the case for: • Building the effects of demographic change into budgets • Developing a more strategic approach to ageing and improved cross-sector and crossdepartment coordination • Protecting ... of the cuts to local government spending. Many councils are already working hard, in anticipation of a severely reduced settlement, to make efficiency savings and re-align and re-focus services. Others,
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I’m happy and contented in my life.’ Velda, 76 Our year Annual Review 2013/14 Age UK’s vision is for a world where everyone can love later life. We know it’s ambitious, because for many people growing older ... doing the things that matter to us. We’re very proud of the achievements that will help make our vision a reality – the achievements of the Age UK network across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
