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over 65 The annual flu jab is free for certain people, based on age or other circumstances. For winter 2023-2024 all people aged 65 and over will qualify (based on age on 31 March 2024). Note: The policy ... policy of everyone aged 50 and over being eligible during the main period of the COVID-19 pandemic (winters of 2020-2021, 2021-2022 and 2022-2023) has now come to an end, hence the reversion back to age 65+
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because leaking gutters can cause moss and algae to form on paths, and lead to icy surfaces during the winter. Take care in icy weather Spread salt or sand on your steps if you need to go outside when it’s very ... very cold. Some councils offer a free bag of gritting salt or sand to every household each winter but you may need to collect it. Shoes and boots with good grip will also help you to walk confidently in
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answered are: Will people living in the EU continue to have access to other current benefits eg Winter Fuel Payments (subject to the temperature test) and Attendance Allowance? Will people still be
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energy usage patterns/changes via smart meters, or Warm Home Discount, Energy Company Obligation and Winter Fuel Payments data. (See p.110 in the FCA vulnerability paper8 for a list of triggers to alert staff
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people in distress at the increased cost of living and uncertainties how they will manage over the winter months. Those of pensionable age usually rely on the fixed income from 6 pensions and related benefits
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option to defer the State Pension or purchase Additional State Pension to be highlighted in wake-up packs and communication documents sent by occupational or personal pensions. Promoting it as £1 a week for ... were within 6 months of their scheduled retirement date then they should have received a ‘wake up’ pack which would contain this information. They would then need to add these numbers together to determine
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Psychogeriatrics 26 (9 - Septemeber) : 1403-1406 Manthorpe J (1983) Strangers on our shores, New Age 20 (Winter) : 22-24 McCarthy M; Northern Refugee Centre (1995) Elders in exile: a Northern Refugee Centre report
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who need care and support miss out each year. 25,000 older people die needlessly of cold each winter. 3 in 10 people aged 54–74 and two-thirds of the over 75s are not online. This means that too many
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reported a better experience of accessing health and social care by the time of the second lockdown in winter 2020-21, as many local services had been able to adapt to keep up with appointments.13 This was heavily ... ry---october-2020-eng.pdf; Age Cymru, May 2021. Experiences of people aged 50 or over during the winter Covid-19 lockdown, and the road to recovery. https://www.ageuk.org.uk/globalassets/age-cymru/doc
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pavements dangerous, not level, very hazardous! (Blaenau Gwent) • Pavements paved with bricks in winter are very slippery (Isle of Anglesey) • Cars parked on the pavement present difficulty in passing ... loose slabs, and told us that pavements paved with bricks are very slippery in wet weather and in the winter. Concerns were also raised about obstructions on pavements, especially parked cars, and also bins
