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Sign up now for email updates and much more. You can join our network of more than 700 older people and receive free email updates and information bulletins from the Engagement Team. As a member of the ... information to attend events, conferences and seminars have your say on issues affecting older people For more information, please email kathy.lye@agecymru.org.uk
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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 and practice. ... Key points and recommendations With State Pension ages rising and more people needing to work for longer, it is inevitable that the welfare-to-work system will experience a rise in the number of older
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can ask for a mandatory reconsideration. Only after the outcome of a mandatory reconsideration can you make an appeal. Most decisions about benefits for older people are made by the Department for Work and ... decision maker (for example the DWP or local authority) has first had the opportunity to revise or reconsider their decision. This is known as a ‘mandatory reconsideration’. You can ask for a ‘written statement
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exercise. Chair-based exercises, which you can do sitting or holding on to the back of a chair, are ideal for improving muscle strength and flexibility. You can watch videos online that demonstrate chair-based ... exercises. If you’re physically able, but find yourself sitting in front of the computer or television for hours at a time, try to break it up and build activity into your day. However, if you have a health
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If you're getting certain benefits you may be eligible for Cold Weather Payments when the weather is very cold. Cold Weather Payments are paid when there’s very cold weather in the area where you ... expected to be‚ 0°C or below for 7 days in a row . The Met Office use specific weather stations that forecast and record temperatures. You get £25 a week for each 7 day period of cold weather
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Get Ready for Winter with Age Cymru and Nest What is Get Ready for Winter? Get Ready for Winter is a campaign led by Age Cymru and the Welsh Government Warm Homes Nest scheme to help older people in Wales ... Wales prepare for the colder months ahead. The rise in energy bills and cost of living crisis means it’s more important than ever to do what you need to do to keep your home warm and yourself safe
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offering to ‘help’. • People may go against advice to socially distance, self-isolate or shield – for example going to their pharmacist or having to use public transport to go shopping, potentially putting ... o Access support on the ‘Friends’ information hub: www.agecymru.org.uk/friend-in-need o Register for updates on the ‘Friends’ information hub. o Access information and support by calling Age Cymru Advice
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delivers advocacy for older people (50+) and carers across Wales. HOPE staff and volunteers also engage with communities who can guide us to make sure the service we provide is right for the needs of older ... Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Wrexham, Ceredigion and Powys • Gwent How can I find out more? For more information or if you have any queries please contact us: advocacy@agecymru.org.uk or visit our
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Sir Hopsalot knitted rabbit hat If you like hats with a bit of extra bounce, this is the one for you. how you knit it: Cast on 31 sts. Start with a knit row knit 14 rows in st. next row: k2tog to last
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older workers who are unemployed, nearly 47 per cent have been so for more than a year.i It can be very difficult or even impossible for these people to move back into work, often because of ageist attitudes ... attitudes by employers, a lack of high quality advice and guidance, and personal barriers (for example low levels of IT skills). The Work Programme is the flagship Government scheme providing support to
