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Services Registers (PSR) to receive extra help from your energy or water company. You’re eligible if you: have reached your State Pension age are disabled or have a long-term medical condition ... communication needs, such as if you don't speak or read English well You might still be able to register for other reasons if your situation is not listed. For example, if you need short-term support after
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Briefing: Human rights of older persons and their comprehensive care July 2017 If you have any questions or would like future information please contact Angela Kitching, Head of External ... law, age discrimination in the provision of goods and services; provide support for continued employment and training for those who want it; promote a positive attitude to ageing through awareness-raising
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our tips below to help the person you’re supporting to stay safe. Encourage them to: • Be sceptical if they receive an email, text or WhatsApp message about the Coronavirus, and never click on any attachments ... charged tallies with the receipt. • Speak to their telephone line provider to get call blocking in place if they feel they need extra security about who is calling them. • Not be worried about saying no and
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Have you been affected by any of the issues in this guide? Has Age UK’s information and advice helped? If so, we’d love to hear from you to provide relatable examples that benefit others. Email your story ... written with you in mind. This information guide has been produced with the help of older people, carers and expert peer reviewers. Published: August 2024 3 Contents. What this guide is about. 4. Thinking
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this consultation Employment rates amongst disabled people reveal one of the most significant inequalities in the UK today: less than half (48%) of disabled people are in employment compared to 80% of ... looks at how the Government commitment to halve this gap can be achieved, including the role of employers, the unemployment support system, and occupational health. Key points and recommendations
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be reflected in the design and delivery of back-towork support. The design of the providers’ contracts for the Work Programme’s successor scheme is an excellent opportunity to incentivise providers to ... With the Work Programme contracts expiring in March 2017, the design of its successor programme is an excellent opportunity to ensure that the future system can meet the employment support needs of all disadvantaged
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East Moors Road, Cardiff CF24 5TD. ©2020 Age Cymru. Creating an age friendly Wales Getting advice If the person you’re helping is aged 50 or over and needs advice, please ask them to call Age Cymru Advice ... confidential service. Age Cymru Advice can assist older people themselves, their family, friends, carers, or professionals. If the person you’re supporting is aged under 50, please ask them to call Citizens Advice
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have been taking forward reforms to the State Pension for future generations of pensioners and employers are now obliged to automatically enrol eligible workers into a qualifying workplace pension scheme ... complicated system of benefits. The complicated system of claiming income-related benefits for carers over state pension age should be simplified so all relevant information is collected at the same
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that requires additional resourcing. Carers’ needs There is an urgent need to examine the volume and range of support for carers. There are more than 384 000 carers living in Wales, representing 12.1% of ... across the UK provide care for family members or friends4, with estimates from Carers UK suggesting that a further 3.5 million carers will be needed by 2037 based on current demographic projections5. Informal
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what matters to them. This survey will take 15 minutes to complete. Your response is anonymous but if you want us to contact you about the survey you can include your contact details at the end of the ... ____________________________________________________________________ A2. Do you use the internet? e Yes e No A2.a. If yes, how do you access the internet? e Own smartphone e Own tablet/iPad e Own laptop or desktop computer
