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support or equipment might help you to carry on living independently at home for longer. 4. ‘I don’t want a carer coming in’ You don’t have to spend Attendance Allowance on a carer. Many older people spend
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Square, London WC1H 9NA. 2 About this consultation In December, Ofgem, the government regulator for gas and electricity markets, published final proposals from its review of the Priority Services Register ... benefit most from a system whereby they can easily register with multiple utilities (electricity, gas, water, telecoms) through a ‘tell us once’style system. We appreciate this poses significant practical
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experiences The pandemic has been a time of significant difficulty and turmoil for older people, but we wanted to understand what recent positive experiences people may have had. The most widely reported positive ... through the winter. Some fires in the wood burner but they do not heat the whole house. Ditto the gas fire in the sitting room, have kept use of that to the minimum. Water in tap has often been too cold
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effectiveness of Age UK Our ambitions set out the outcomes we would like to see for all older people. We want everyone in later life to: • Have enough money • Enjoy life and feel well • Receive high-quality health ... the state-funded pension is making to the lives of older people. We hope neighbouring countries will want to follow their example and will be pressing them to do so. The Board and I, as well as the Executive
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whether available grants will be sufficient to cover the costs associated with the proposed switch from gas boilers to low-carbon heat pumps for homeowners in 1 ‘Time for Change’ – Poverty in Wales (audit.wales) ... communities and services. 2 BBC news (online) 19 October 2021. Heat pump grants worth £5,000 to replace gas boilers not enough, say critics - BBC News 3 Age Cymru (2020) Key findings of the Community Calculator
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experiences The pandemic has been a time of significant difficulty and turmoil for older people, but we wanted to understand what recent positive experiences people may have had. The most widely reported positive ... through the winter. Some fires in the wood burner but they do not heat the whole house. Ditto the gas fire in the sitting room, have kept use of that to the minimum. Water in tap has often been too cold
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developing countries. Our ambitions Everyone in later life: • Gets the help and information they want in emergencies • Has the income they need and enjoys the best possible health and care • Has their ... PersonCentred Integrated Care Programme into improving our services and influencing those of others. We want to ensure that every older person can access joined up health and care when they need it. Loneliness
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hobbies or activities they had planned. Even how their retirement might look. Understanding how people want their life to be means we can work in a person led way and ensure that self-direction and an individual’s
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coin. She was then sent another as a trial and told she could return it free of charge if she didn’t want it. After returning the coin, Mrs LL began receiving up to three calls a week from the company demanding ... phone calls would be made demanding money. Mrs OO was living in a rented home which had flooded. She wanted to move to social housing but the council wasn’t responding. She was feeling incredibly anxious about
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into debt, and whether you have any insurance such as payment protection insurance. The adviser will want to see letters you have received and to know about any court action or other enforcement action against ... have been a victim of fraud, or harassed or bullied by someone else to sign something you did not want to sign, seek independent advice straight away. Common scams include being called and asked about
