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effects on older people, and there is increasing evidence of the negative impacts on physical and mental health. There is strong evidence that loneliness can increase the pressure on a wide range of local ... local authority and health services. Equally, there are practical actions that can be taken to address the issue. Poor transport, an inaccessible built environment, a lack of local amenities and facilities
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Information Pack Gwanwyn is a month-long national festival held across Wales in May each year celebrating creativity in older age. The aim of the festival is to: celebrate the opportunity of older age ... hence the connotations of new life in the name ‘Gwanwyn’, meaning ‘spring’ in Welsh offer opportunities for greater participation by older people in the arts and creative activity during the month
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2017 BANKING PROTOCOL • The Banking Protocol was developed in response to a significant increase in vulnerable adults becoming a victim of a scam or fraud. • The Banking Protocol is a partnership between ... starting with the Metropolitan Police and London branches in October 2016 and is now live across all 43 police forces in the UK. • The key aims of this partnership are: o To identify individuals who are tricked
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if one is over Pension Credit age October 2012 The Welfare Reform Act 2012 changes the way that couples are treated within the benefits system when one is over the qualifying age for Pension Credit ... Credit and the other younger. In the future, couples in this situation could receive much lower benefit support. This paper looks at the impact of the proposed reforms. Key points Couples where one partner
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Information Pack Gwanwyn is a month-long national festival held across Wales in May each year celebrating creativity in older age. The aim of the festival is to: celebrate the opportunity of older age ... hence the connotations of new life in the name ‘Gwanwyn’, meaning ‘spring’ in Welsh offer opportunities for greater participation by older people in the arts and creative activity during the month
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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 pensioners received a mention. However, our policy ... 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/government/topic
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Feeling well is not just about being physically fit and healthy – it’s equally important to your overall health that you feel good mentally.
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Rules around private and occupational pension
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Cymru is the leading charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older 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 people in Wales and to raise awareness of the issues of importance to them. We welcome the opportunity
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Life on a low income The reality of poverty for older people in Wales May 2014 2 All older people should have an adequate standard of living in later life. No-one should need to endure a calamitous reduction ... or be resigned to a life where they are forced to choose between basic essentials on a daily basis in order to make ends meet. Yet throughout this report are real examples of what life is like for older
