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1 Consultation Response Strategic Equality Objectives 2020 – 2024 Welsh Government November 2019 Introduction Age Cymru is the leading charity working to improve the lives of all older people in ... seek to provide a strong voice for all older people in Wales and to raise awareness of the issues of importance to them. We are pleased to respond to Welsh Government’s consultation on their Strategic
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annual report on delays in access to social care in Wales for people aged 55 and over. Last year our dementia advocacy project, HOPE (Helping others participate and engage) advocacy project and Age Cymru ... Cymru Advice were all reporting worrying delays in older people being assessed by social care for their needs, as well as delays in sourcing care packages once an assessment had been completed. A year on
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000 older people in Wales are estimated to live in poverty.1 The UK Government have been taking forward reforms to the State Pension for future generations of pensioners and employers are now obliged to ... Personal pensions provide an additional income for some, but the level of that income is unpredictable and often fails to meet pre-retirement expectations. For others the welfare system provides an essential
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parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. ... consultation paper as part of its Priority Services Register Review.1 It seeks views on proposals to energy companies’ priority services register (PSR) licence conditions, under which they offer free practical
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this has been such a tough time for you all. We’d love to connect with some of your residents to find how they are doing at the moment via zoom. Having a chat can really help wellbeing in general but we’d ... resident’s thoughts and feelings at this time. This will go towards a Welsh Government report which may help to shape future care policy. For more info email suzy.webster@agecymru.org.uk. This is the link to
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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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advocacy project, HOPE (Helping others to participate and engage) advocacy project and Age Cymru Advice all reported worrying delays in older people being assessed by social care for their needs, as well ... the issue of waiting for care for older people across Wales • The local authority plans for care service recovery • The help available for older people who are currently waiting for care • What Age Cymru
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an age friendly Wales Leave support and friendship with a gift in your will A gift in your will can help us be there, day after day. No one should spend later life feeling vulnerable and alone. We make sure ... here to listen, support, advise and help people to feel independent and secure in their own homes. By leaving us a gift in your will, you can help us to be there for people like Huw, Emlyn and Gwen. We’ll
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am writing to you on behalf of Age UK, [Age Cymru, Age Scotland and Age NI] in response to the Government’s recent proposals affecting community transport services. Every year, over 23 million community ... old and 68% of users are disabled.vi Community Transport is not just vital for getting older people from A to B but also to help older people increase their wellbeing, attend medical appointments, socialise
