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next? Head to the individual pages for the relevant benefits within our Claiming Benefits section and it will explain how to claim. If you think a decision made about your benefits is wrong, you can ask
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the actual bills you receive will still be based on your usage, rather than the ‘typical’ figure stated by Ofgem, so you may pay more or less than the price cap level. Future developments The price cap ... Living Payments During 2023 and into early 2024, Cost of Living Payments were made to low-income and pension age households and to those receiving a qualifying disability benefit. You should receive this support
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supportive systems are essential. One such supportive system is automatic enrolment into workplace pensions. Although individuals have the choice to opt out, automatic enrolment makes it easy, and all the ... the signs are that it is working, with the percentage of employees contributing to a private pension now increasing for the time for many years.13 Targeted action is often needed to create such shifts
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the Department for Work and Pensions Fuller Working Lives strategy, and the role of employers in supporting this agenda. Key points and recommendations With State Pension age rising, ensuring enough ... 50+ men. This often means part-time work, which in turn leads to lower investment in skills, lower pensions, and less access to flexible working (part-time working is not necessarily flexible). There should
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people to travel off-peak on buses anywhere in England for free. Eligibility is tied to women’s State Pension age for both men and women. It is a crucial universal benefit that is greatly valued by older ... concession provides free off-peak travel anywhere in England for everyone, once they reach the State Pension age for women. Off-peak bus travel is between 9.30am and 11pm, Monday to Friday, and all day
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while payments attracting a government bonus of 25 per cent – equivalent to basic rate tax relief on pensions – can continue until age 50. Any money not used to buy a house can be withdrawn penalty-free from ... address risks the LISA may present to consumer protection, under the headings of Complexity, Employer Pension Contributions, Investments, Access and Tax. Key points and recommendations We broadly agree with
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comments Please note: Please read the checklist for submitting comments at the end of this form. We cannot accept forms that are not filled in correctly or arrive after the deadline. Developing NICE guidance: ... organisation (if you are responding as an individual rather than a registered stakeholder please state name here): Age UK Name of commentator (if you are responding as an individual rather than a registered
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influential charity in Westminster. Our campaigning activities have focused on social care and pension reform and we have received significant media coverage about these and other matters affecting older ... ages resulted in a £1.2 billion concession from the Government during the consideration of the Pensions Bill. Age UK has been at the forefront of debate around our social care system, calling for an
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Matters The quarterly newsletter from Age Cymru Summer 2024 General Election 2024 From pensioner poverty to digital exclusion, we highlight the key challenges you face today A spotlight on mental ... older people in Wales setting out the key issues we wish to see the new UK Government tackle, from pensioner poverty to digital exclusion and from keeping homes warm to bank closures. Many of these issues
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independent professional advocacy for adults. It’s also designed to support the development of wider forms of advocacy such as self-advocacy, informal advocacy by family and friends, and more formal advocacy ... strategy is designed to be a ‘living document’ which will be further developed over time. One of its stated intentions is to co-produce the criteria for an ‘active offer’ of advocacy for some adults along
