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further new option will be the integrated hospital and primary care provider -Primary and Acute Care Systems -combining for the first time general practice and hospital services, similar to the Accountable ... -compared with the NHS' own past, compared with the wider UK economy, and with other countries' health systems. We believe it is possible – perhaps rising to as high as 3% by the end of the period -provided we
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carers leave; and a full review of how the benefits system operates for carers. There is clearly significant scope for improvements to the benefit system for carers, including increasing the level of Carer’s ... employment. There also needs to be a better system for older carers who often receive no financial support in recognition of their role, including a simpler system for those older carers entitled to claim
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ensure that older people remain connected to communities and services.10 An age friendly transport system is needed to keep people independent, healthy and engaged with their communities without having to ... including delivering a more effective network of local bus services, a multimodal integrated transport system for the whole of Wales, including the south and north Wales Metros, together with the development
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identify are the eligible selfemployed and low-paid workers whose employer operates a net-pay payroll system. However, 44 per cent of the self-employed are aged 50+, and so would be ineligible for a LISA. LISAs ... alternative for low earners saving into a pension under a net pay system. If people do not pay income tax and their employer uses this system, they do not receive the government tax relief element. Savers
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least 10 years’ notice of any rise in their State Pension age; however, the fact that we now have a system of regular reviews in place means that it ought to be possible to extend this and we hope that the ... single person, it is only five pence higher. And it is only one element of the means-tested benefit system. Some disabled people and carers are entitled to a higher level of Pension Credit in recognition
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providing support with any equipment. 5. Provide cover for colleagues to operate Finance and HR systems and processes. 6. Support fundraising activities. These will include: • Preparing promotional material
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fundamentally constrained by the crisis in local authority funding. We urgently need a sustainable funding system, and clarity on the future direction of public policy. We hope that any Government consultation on ... play in the process of continuous improvement, and we have welcomed the reports it has produced on systemic issues such as abuse of topup fees, but these reports do not have their full impact if there is
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principle for Age UK is that the needs of older bank customers can be adequately met by accessible systems and services, and that the appropriate support is provided to support customers to adjust to new ... factors, good customer service – including listening carefully, speaking clearly, better call handling systems and the ability to be sensitive to customer vulnerability is crucial. Further information Full details
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necessary. What is important is how agencies work together in practice, and a proper and transparent system of monitoring, which looks at outcomes, not just outputs, and equality and diversity issues. This ... Greater use of technology As set out in our response to FAMR, Age UK is supportive of using automated systems to support the delivery of impartial guidance, provided that there is support if needed either by
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monoxide alarms in any room which has a gas, oil or solid fuel burning appliance installed by the landlord, so you could check to see that these are in place. Landlords must have a working smoke alarm fitted ... maintenance in relation to potential safety issues (such as gas, electricity, smoke and carbon monoxide alarms) can be found in Age Cymru’s Factsheet 67w Home improvements and repairs for older people in Wales
