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Consultation Response Age UK’s response to the Independent Review of the State Pension age December 2016 Ref 4016 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce ... place, women’s State Pension age will be 65 from November 2018, 66 for both men and women from October 2020 and 67 from March 2028. Current legislation also increases State Pension age to 68 from April
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look after a partner, relative or friend who’d find it difficult to manage without your support, then you’re a carer. Many people mistakenly believe they can’t claim Carer’s Allowance. But as a carer, you ... you’re not eligible for financial help. “I didn’t choose to help my partner, I just had to – so I can’t qualify for anything.” You don’t need to have chosen to be a carer to be eligible for Carer’s Allowance
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households in income poverty relative to the UK median: measured for children, working age and those of pension age. We support this National Indicator and believe that it is important that older people are ... retire. However, currently over 120,000 pensioners in Wales are estimated to live in poverty1 and Wales is the UK region/country with the highest percentage of pensioners on a low income outside of London.
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Elder abuse can take many forms, including financial, emotional, physical and sexual. Find out what elder abuse is and some examples of abuse.
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It's hard to believe, but people still die from influenza and its complications. Find out how you can protect yourself.
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in England and their information and advice services can also provide direct face to face information and support including help with benefit claims. Although most people contacting Age UK at a local ... at a national level and the responses from local Age UK partners who we asked to tell us about their experiences with helping people claim PIP. Local Age UKs may also choose to feed comments directly to
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concern for someone aged 50 or over you’re supporting you can contact Age Cymru Advice for support on 0300 303 44 98. If the person is aged under 50 you can call Citizen’s Advice on 0800 702 20 20 If you’re worried ... you’re worried about someone’s mental health, you can encourage them to visit the mental health and wellbeing section on NHS 111 Wales website. They can also get support from: C.A.L.L. Helpline (Community
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employer’s lawful instructions. Some rights require a minimum length of continuous employment before you can qualify for them. Your employment contract may state how long this qualification period is. Your contract ... do the work. You can be both employed and self-employed, if you work for an employer during the day and run your own business in your free time. Employment law doesn’t cover someone who is self-employed
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benefit for people over State Pension age (currently 66) who have care needs. It explains what Attendance Allowance is, the eligibility criteria, and how to make a claim. It explains what to do if you ... a change of circumstance. If you have not reached State Pension age, you are not eligible for Attendance Allowance but you may be able to claim Personal Independence Payment (PIP) - see factsheet 87, Personal
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Our group walks are led by friendly, specially trained volunteers who will provide support and encouragement, and make sure no one gets left behind and walks at a pace comfortable for them.
