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Evaluation Findings For more detail please see the One Digital Evaluation Report or contact Vinal K Karania at Vinal.Karania@ageuk.org.uk Age UK delivered the One Digital Project, as part of a wider programme ... programme involving six organisations, that was funded by The Big Lottery Fund with the premise that empowering, supporting and inspiring trusted intermediaries to be Digital Champions is a highly effective
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dementia advocacy Getting to know and understand the people we support Planning for the future Our success stories Making a referral Introduction We all deserve the right to have a voice in our lives. ... almost all areas of their lives. Age Cymru’s independent dementia advocacy project is committed to championing the voices of people living with dementia through these challenges. Our dementia advocacy project
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November 2017 Budget 22 November 2017 Contact: Jane.vass@ageuk.org.uk 2 The Autumn Budget on 22 November was notable mainly for what it did not say, and in particular neither social care nor ... However, our policy experts have been through the detailed papers, and the parts relevant to older people are summarised in this paper. You can see the full Budget documents here: https://www.gov.uk/
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past successes and aligned with prudent healthcare approaches, we are putting our older citizens at the heart of #FallsAwareness2021 week. Our campaign is called Steady on Stay Safe. This is a systematic ... older people in the community as can be reached, comparable to community deployment in Canterbury New Zealand. Evidence from studies in the Southern Hemisphere indicate a 25-30% reduction in the incidence of
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pensions and tax allowances. It is useful for people from age 50, although the information is relevant to people looking at planning their retirement at any age. The following factsheets may also be of interest: ... interest: ⚫ FS19 State Pension ⚫ FS91 Pension freedom and benefits The information in this factsheet is correct for the period May 2024 to April 2025. Benefit rates are reviewed annually and take effect in April
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AgeUKIG43 Creating an age friendly Wales Winter wrapped up A guide to keeping warm, safe and well this winter Health & wellbeing 2 Winter wrapped up Who we are Age Cymru is the national charity for older people ... people in Wales. Age Cymru works to develop and deliver positive change with and for older people. Our vision is an age friendly Wales. Our mission is to make life better for older people. Together with our
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carers’ benefits. It explains how you can claim these benefits. The information in this factsheet is correct for the period April 2024 to March 2025. Benefit rates are reviewed annually and uprated in April ... April but rules and figures can sometimes change during the year. The information in this factsheet is applicable in England, Scotland and Wales. If you live in Scotland and have dependent children, call
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Social Policy Loughborough University October 2011 Copyright © Age UK 2011 ISBN 978-0-9568731-2-5 The views expressed in this report are not necessarily those of Age UK Age UK Tavis House 1–6 Tavistock ... comparisons to others 20 2 The practicalities of living on a low income 22 Hard work and discipline 22 Restrictions, compromise and going without 28 What can threaten the balance? 32 Conclusion 35 3 The emotional
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Regardless of age, very few people feel well all the time. Fortunately, there are a number of ways you can get help when you’re ill, or if you just need advice about your health.
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COMPARING SIX COUNTRIES. Peter Lloyd-Sherlock and Sutapa Agrawal Research about older people from the UK and other high income countries shows that fear of crime is often significantly associated with ... Older women and frail older people are most susceptible to fear of crime Fear of crime is associated with reduced social networking outside the home Fear of crime is associated with depression, poor
