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of 20 Factsheet 2 Buying retirement housing November 2023 About this factsheet This factsheet explains options and issues to consider if you are thinking about buying retirement housing. This is specialist ... housing for older people and how to choose a suitable option is in factsheet 64, Specialist housing for older people. Information on the process of buying a home, including how to find an estate agent or solicitor
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Council Tax Reduction? Council Tax is a property-based tax you pay to your local council. If you’re on a low income, you might be entitled to help paying it. This help is known as Council Tax Reduction or ... reached State Pension age, the scheme can vary between councils, so you should contact your local council to find out about eligibility requirements and the amount of support you could receive. In Wales, the
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Ageing in squalor and distress: older people in the private rented sector Older people who privately rent their homes Age UK, October 2016 Contact: joe.oldman@ageuk ... is likely to grow as increasing numbers of older people find themselves living in rented property. Around 75 per cent of households aged 65+ are owner-occupiers, with most owning their home outright.3
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Consultation Response Evidence to the Local Government Association - Housing Commission Ref 0716 February 2016 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts ... charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. The Age UK network includes around 165 local Age UKs reaching most of England. In 2014-15 nearly 5.7million people came to Age UK and our
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The State Pension can help to cover your basic needs in retirement, but some extra money from a pension scheme can make retirement more enjoyable. Most employers must offer workplace pensions and should ... pensions Group personal pensions Occupational pensions Employers set up occupational pension schemes to provide pensions for their employees. There are two types of occupational pensions. Money purchase
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Advice 0300 303 44 98 www.agecymru.org.uk Factsheet 35w July 2023 Renting your home in Wales – rights or problems regarding your rent Factsheet 35w July 2023 ... regarding housing law 5 2.1 The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 5 3 Your rights regarding rent – occupation contracts in the private rented sector 8 3.1 Background – occupation
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Information about the benefits you can claim to help pay your council tax
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AgeUKIG08 Different types of housing to suit you. Housing options. 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’ ... Age UK’s information and advice helped? If so, we’d love to hear from you to provide relatable examples that benefit others. Email your story to stories@ageuk.org.uk. This information guide has been prepared
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Consultation Response Age UK’s response to the Social Security Advisory Committee’s consultation on changes to benefit rules for temporary absence from Great Britain February 2016 ... from 13 weeks to 4 weeks in most circumstances. The changes, due to come in on 1st April 2016, will affect around 130,000 Housing Benefit and Pension Credit claimants. They are expected to reduce benefit
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Senedd’s Health and social Care Committee June 2022 Introduction Age Cymru welcomes the opportunity to provide further information on modernising planned care and reducing waiting times. As we have previously ... issues, older people are predominantly those most affected by delays in this area. We are very pleased to see that the plan for transforming and modernising care includes many developments that will over time
