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1316 Department of Energy & Climate Change consultation on the Warm Home Discount Scheme 2016/17 May 2016 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic ... academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Mervyn Kohler mervyn.kohler@ageuk.org.uk Age UK Tavis
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people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those that may lead to suicide. Confidential Samaritans helpline: 116 123 Available free of charge on any phone and is available 24 ... health during the coronavirus outbreak at: https://www.samaritans.org/howwe-can-help/support-and-information/ if-youre-having-difficult-time/if-youreworried-about-your-mental-health-duringcoronavirus-outbreak/
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is your recipe for financial resilience for recent retirees? • The impact of low interest rates on savings. What is the role of tax incentives? • How should recent retirees optimize their income from pension ... pension pots and other savings? • How can retirement products better meet the needs of the mass market? • How can recent retirees best protect themselves throughout retirement and strike a balance between
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Parliamentary briefing How you can change the lives of lonely older people. Most of us have felt miserably and lonely at some point in our lives. For many, life moves on and the feelings pass. But for ... to be a member of the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness. During her time as an MP, Jo Cox was dedicated to combating loneliness in the UK. Jo formed an independent, cross-party Commission of MPs and charities
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tariffs for domestic customers at the end of fixed-term contracts September 2017 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research ... research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Phil Mawhinney phil.mawhinney@ageuk.org.uk Age UK Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock
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narrative for co-ordinated support for older people We all like categories. They help us make sense of the world and feel more comfortable. And so we have ‘young people’; ‘middle aged people’ and ‘older ... thought might redirect us to a view that any differences are actually smaller than the similarities of shared humanity between the groups. An older person is not an alien species – simply our (former) selves
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Creating an age friendly Wales A little bit of sunshine is good for us and can lift our spirits – let’s face it, it can often be a welcome change from the long drawn out Welsh winter. There is no clear ... many of us, sleepless nights, feeling sticky, feeling tired. But it can also be dangerous, particularly for those with breathing difficulties and heart problems. This leaflet is a gentle reminder of the
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couples in this situation could receive much lower benefit support. This paper looks at the impact of the proposed reforms. Key points Couples where one partner has reached Pension Credit age and ... other is younger could receive £100 less a week under Universal Credit compared to the current system of Pension Credit if neither is in work. The older partner could be financially better off living alone
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Page 1 of 2 May 2016 Insights Report Community Energy Programme Evaluation Findings For more detail please see the Community Energy Programme Evaluation Report, or its accompanying summary, or contact ... weather and in addition to affecting their health it can also potentially adversely affect their quality of life. Evidence however suggests that such an impact is not inevitable. The Community Energy Programme
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not to be as bad as I thought. Enjoyable!” 04 June 2013 Technology Together Pilot Evaluation 2 Aim of pilot: Test YouthNet and Age UK collaboration effort Stress test systems, processes and infrastructure ... everything…which is really nice.” “Because they’ve [young people] been through YouthNet and done their bit of the training…they’ve already been primed for it. I just put the finesse on that for our organisation
