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are a number of scams circulating. Please be scam aware and follow our tips below to help the person you’re supporting to stay safe. Encourage them to: • Be sceptical if they receive an email, text or WhatsApp ... about the Coronavirus, and never click on any attachments or links. • Never provide personal data such as their full name, address, date of birth, bank details or pin numbers – scammers can use this information
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-------- Be clear about why you are conducting a survey or questionnaire, and what you want to learn from it Only collect information that you need, and that you do not have or will not be collecting ... different avenues Include date of when survey or questionnaire is completed If you think you may want to go back to a respondent (e.g. to ask them for more detail or to be a case study) include
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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 need it and not ... pandemic. Anyone who delays seeking treatment could be putting their long-term health at risk. The person you’re supporting can access medical help: • Online: https://111.wales.nhs.uk/ (for help and advice) •
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there any consequences of the decision to increase the capital limit that you would wish to make Welsh Government aware of? Paying for residential care in later life is a cause of concern for many older ... social care. 2 2. Do you have any observations on the decision to apply a full disregard of the War Disablement Pension? We support this decision. 3. Do you agree that this increase strikes
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AgeUKIG06 Finding, choosing and paying for a care home. Care homes. 2 This information guide has been prepared by Age UK and contains general advice only, it should not be relied on as a basis for any decision ... decision or action and cannot be used as a substitute for professional advice. Neither Age UK nor any of its subsidiary companies or charities accepts any liability arising from its use and it is the reader’s
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We'd like to introduce you to some of our amazing volunteers who help make a difference to the lives of older people in Wales.
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reached State Pension age before 6 April 2016. It explains how to claim your pension and what to do if you have a change of circumstance. The information in this factsheet is correct for the period April 2024 ... claims and backdating 8 6.2 Putting off or deferring State Pension 9 7 Decisions and payments 9 7.1 If you disagree with a decision 9 7.2 Payment 10 8 Increasing or inheriting Pension from spouse or civil partner
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Phone scams and cold calls can be annoying, frustrating, and even threatening. Find out what you can do to stop them and protect yourself from scams.
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release is right for you. Equity release. 2 We’d love to hear from you. 1) Join our Readers’ Panel. Have your say and be involved in updating our guides by joining our Readers’ Panel. You don’t need any specialist ... uk/readers-panel. 2) Tell us your story. Have you been affected by any of the issues in this guide? Has Age UK’s information and advice helped? If so, we’d love to hear from you to provide relatable examples that
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what to do if you want to challenge a decision. It has information about Discretionary Housing Payments and what to do if you have a change of circumstance. This information applies if you, and your partner ... partner if you have one, are over State Pension age. This is currently 66 years. If you are under State Pension age, refer to factsheet 56, Benefits for people under State Pension age. The information in
