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older people’s financial resilience could be improved. The Commission’s work will culminate in a report in summer 2014 which will set out recommendations for the financial services industry, regulators and ... group and place more emphasis on skills and experience. A Partnership Board will be created with which the Age UK Board will consult and have a continuous dialogue with. The Trustees have set ambitious
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in the household qualify. For example a person aged 80 who lives alone will receive £300 while a couple aged 80 and 85 will normally receive £150 each. It is paid automatically to people receiving ... cost more or less in future? Next winter 2015/16 it is forecast that 12.3 million people in the UK will receive the WFP at a cost of £2.1 billionii. This is expected to fall to 11.5 million payments at
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include a quote, attributed by name & employer and be accompanied by a photo. Once written, this will need to be Oked by the older person themselves. 1. A 55 year old, employed male attended both of
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place to grow older 2 3 As we all live longer, more of us will need to get out and about as consumers, to volunteer, to work and as care givers. We will need to ensure that those who are less mobile or not ... Friendly Places are essential for our ageing population. By 2040, nearly 1 in 4 people in the UK will be over 65. The number of people over 85 – the fastest growing age group – is predicted to more than
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value. The post holder will be required to travel by car throughout Wales together with occasional wider UK/abroad travel and work some unsocial hours. These requirements will be planned in advance.
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about: • How you will introduce the activity: you could show examples of what you’d like the residents to create • Don’t just teach: create your own art alongside the residents. This will make you seem
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holder will be required to provide a car for business use and some occasional travel across Wales may be required. There may be occasional requirements to work evenings and weekends - these will be planned
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for their TV licence and are unable to access broadcast media reporting on Welsh public affairs, it will be extremely difficult or even impossible for them to inform themselves about major public issues ... There is therefore a very real danger that removing free TV licences for people aged over 75 in Wales will lead to a democratic deficit amongst its older population. Third, BBC Wales is by far the biggest
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holder will be required to provide a car for business use and some occasional travel across Wales may be required. There may be occasional requirements to work evenings and weekends - these will be planned
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the things you used to be able to do are getting trickier. You might also worry that accepting help will make you less independent. But really, admitting that things have changed and doing something about ... fall. I ended up having an assessment.” Muriel, 90 8 Staying active It might feel as if moving less will help you avoid a fall. But moving more and staying active is actually the best thing you can do to
