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a carer You’re an unpaid carer if you look after, or give any help or support to family members, friends, neighbours or others because of longterm physical or mental ill-health or disability, or issues ... rights that can help make your life that bit easier. You have the right to: • receive information, advice and assistance from your Local Authority about support services like practical help at home, support
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charities As part of being a ‘Friend’ you could help the person you’re supporting connect with support groups that are relevant to them. This could help them get support for a health condition or help them connect ... Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Connect, from Alzheimer’s Society, is a personalised support service for people with dementia, their carers, families and friends. The service connects people affected by dementia
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1 Summary of findings from Age UK’s survey of disabled older people who receive Attendance Allowance September 2016 Introduction The Government is asking for views on transferring support currently ... provided to disabled older people through Attendance Allowance (AA) to councils in England, as part of a consultation on business rates. Currently 1.23 million people age 65+ in England receive AA, so although
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Vinal K Karania Page 1 of 4 April 2017 Top Tips – Developing a Survey or Questionnaire ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be clear ... you want to learn from it Only collect information that you need, and that you do not have or will not be collecting through other avenues Be clear about how the survey or questionnaire is to be
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Response Wales Accord on the Sharing of Personal Information (WASPI) code of conduct April 2023 Age Cymru is the leading charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe ... lead healthy and fulfilled lives, have adequate income, access to high quality services and the opportunity to shape their own future. We seek to provide a strong voice for all older people in Wales and
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Page 1 of 24 Factsheet 82 Getting the best energy deal September 2024 About this factsheet This factsheet looks at how you can get the best deal on your electricity and gas bills by switching tariff ... common types of tariff and how to compare them, and what to do if things go wrong. Note – Switching may not always save you money. It is important to seek impartial advice before switching, for example from
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possible to support the over 70s during these very challenging times. It will be launched on 1 June 2020 to coincide with the start of Volunteering Week.
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Writing a will is an important step towards making sure your wishes can be respected.
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consultation (Department of Communities and Local Government) Ref: 2713 Date: October 2013 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or ... or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Name: Joe Oldman Email: joe.oldman@ageuk.org.uk Age UK Tavis
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looking for work, you might be able to claim Jobseeker’s Allowance to top up your income while you search for a job. Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) is a benefit for people who are actively looking for work. ... There are different types of JSA: Contribution-based JSA – this is based on your National Insurance (NI) contributions; you can receive contribution-based JSA if you’ve paid enough NI contributions over
