Benefit and Local Welfare Provision June 2024 (Amended September 2024) About this factsheet The Social Fund is a scheme to help people with expenses that are difficult to meet from a low income and includes: ... the discretionary Social Fund and include: ⚫ Short-term advances ⚫ Budgeting advances ⚫ Budgeting loans. Local Welfare Provision schemes in England are discretionary and intended to either help people
the social care system in Wales – the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 and accompanying Code of Practice guidance 6 2.1 Welsh Government ... Government regulations and guidance on direct payments specifically 7 3 What are direct payments? 8 4 Background information on eligibility criteria and charging procedures for
Introduction 4 Methodology 4 Key findings since Advocacy Counts 7 5 Number of services and people supported 6 Advocacy staff and volunteers 6 Advocacy services funded specifically for older people in Wales 7 Advocacy ... client group but older people are 7 supported as part of the service Language 8 Quality and standards 8 Conclusions and recommendations 9 3.Developments in Advocacy in Wales 11 Acknowledgements Age Cymru is
healthy and fulfilled lives, have adequate income, access to high quality services and the opportunity to shape their own future. We seek to provide a strong voice for all older people in Wales and to raise ... healthy and fulfilled lives, have adequate income, access to high quality services and the opportunity to shape their own future. We seek to provide a strong voice for all older people in Wales and to raise
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, choice and control over achieving their well-being ... field of independent advocacy in the period between Advocacy Counts 5 (2016) and Advocacy Counts 6 (2018). The Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 places a requirement on local authorities to make
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, choice and control over achieving their well-being ... 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 defines advocacy as a right for all individuals
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, choice and control over achieving their well-being ... field of independent advocacy in the period between Advocacy Counts 5 (2016) and Advocacy Counts 6 (2018). The Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 places a requirement on local authorities to make
Findings since Advocacy Counts 5 4 Number of respondents and services 5 Advocacy staff and volunteers 5 Funding and sustainability 6 Quality and standards 6 Language 6 Safeguarding 7 Conclusion 7 2. Introduction ... Commissioning IPA 11 2. To support and build the capacity of the advocacy sector in Wales 11 3. Awareness raising 11 4. National developments in advocacy 13 Social Services and Well-being Wales Act (2014) -
them. As the most frequent users of the NHS and social care, older people have a strong interest in ensuring that the duty of quality is met by NHS bodies and Welsh Ministers. Wales has the oldest population ... quality of service. This involves providing care and treatment quickly when it is needed and doing so in a way which retains the dignity of older people and allows them to feel respected. Question 2 Is
Option 1 Option 2 Advocacy Services in Ceredigion In addition to the services above, the MCA, MHA and SSWB Acts set out statutory rights to advocacy. If they apply, you may also choose from the services ... imha@advocacywestwales.org.uk Do they have social care needs? If so, do they want support with care and support planning, assessment, review, or safeguarding ? If so they have a statutory right to an IPA