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protections for vulnerable consumers November 2017 Ref: 2617 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational ... research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. phil.mawhinney@ageuk.org.uk Age UK Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock Square London
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down It is important to include some cooling down activities at the end of each session to make sure your participants are relaxed and revitalised and that their bodies have returned to a pre-activity state ... from the warm up can be included here and should be done at a slower pace. Stretches for the main muscles shown should be included using the following guidelines: Take the stretch to the point of mild
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Many of us find that as we get older we start to think more about where we live. Whether it's moving in with family, renting, or sheltered housing, there are lots of different options. There are a number ... which can be accessed below. We also have a useful information guide: Information Guide 8: Housing options - Different types of housing to suit your needs For more information call Age Cymru Advice
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Centre for Policy on Ageing – Rapid review 2016 1 Diversity in older age – Minority Religions Demographics In recent years the United Kingdom has seen major, and contradictory, changes in attitudes to religion ... religion. Some minority religious groups have significantly increased their numbers while overall, religious adherence has been in decline2. There are four different ways of measuring religiosity: based
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term until March 2025 Job Title of Line Manager: Listen and Connect Service Coordinator Job Purpose: To meet the project objectives by recruiting, inducting, training and supporting suitable volunteers as ... Provide support to volunteers through their initial induction and training and on an ongoing basis. 4. Ensure all volunteers have appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service checks prior to starting the role
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that are committed to fighting against fraud in Wales. WASP was founded by Age Cymru and the Older People’s Commissioner for Wales with the aim of making Wales more hostile to those who would commit ... by post, by phone or online. Since 2023, it has been managed by Age Cymru. Its members include the Older People’s Commissioner for Wales, Trading Standards, Citizens Advice Bureau, the Information
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Consultation Response Towards a Future Vision for General Practice Age Cymru 30 October 2018 Introduction Age Cymru is the leading national charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales ... people should be able to lead 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
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recommendations Zero Hour Contracts (ZHCs) form a very small part of the UK labour market, but have come to increasing public prominence in recent years. Debate on ZHCs is often polarised. However ... and employers appreciate the flexibility of ZHCs, others point to their negative effect on low income households and their potential for exploitation. ZHCs are used across a range of occupations and
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future take place in the Autumn). In a document that was light on surprises, most of the key points having been well-signalled beforehand, social care finally received some welcome attention. This briefing ... uk/government/topicalevents/spring-budget-2017 Age UK – along with many other organisations - has been calling for an emergency injection of funding for social care which, as set out in our report The
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Building an income for retirement: approaches to encourage more pension saving A discussion paper by Age UK Using the National Institute of Economic and Social Research’s LINDA model 2 Building ... Building an income for retirement – approaches to encourage more pension saving A discussion paper by Age UK Using the National Institute of Economic and Social Research’s LINDA model September 2014
