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ensure it better meets the needs of older participants. Support providers should be granted an extra payment for placing anyone aged 50+ in sustainable employment, and more disadvantaged jobseekers should be
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example, the drive towards greater personalisation of social care has led to increased use of direct payments as the preferred mechanism for giving those in receipt of social care greater choice and control ... indirectly discriminatory, local authorities should not force older people to receive support as a direct payment. Community safety and the justice system Older people also face inequalities in the area of justice
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them. For example, our insurance products can include features such as no hidden fees, low excess payments and no upper age limits. We strive to offer competitive prices that compare well against products
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Victoria Lloyd says: “I would urge anyone over 60 to think about what benefits may be available. These payments are designed to help older people meet the costs of later life. It’s really important that people
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as a ‘top-up payment’ for the care home. He could not afford this. Also, the mother’s sheltered housing company had difficulties claiming flood insurance, and gave her a bill for back payment of rent covering ... work that does not fix problems (or makes them worse) and/or overcharging. • Coercing people into payment, such as forcing them to go to a cash machine or threatening them if they question the price. • Undercutting
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ensure it better meets the needs of older participants. Support providers should be granted an extra payment for placing anyone aged 50+ in sustainable employment, and more disadvantaged jobseekers should be ... ensure it better meets the needs of older participants. Support providers should be granted an extra payment for placing anyone aged 50+ in sustainable employment, and more disadvantaged jobseekers should be
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Be scam aware The digital switchover will be free of charge, and no one should ask you for any payments. If they do, please report them to the Police using 101 and to Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040. If
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increase social care costs have raised significant concerns. Currently, there is a cap on social care payments at £100 per week under the ‘Fairer Charging’ rules in Wales. However, if the proposed changes come
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liability’ that would “attract financial compensation of £25,000 or less exists or may exist”. A payment will only be made “if there is a proven qualifying liability...investigations will therefore be seeking ... of the harm that the person has suffered. It is only when both these tests are satisfied that a payment of compensation should be considered...this must be made very clear to patients and their representatives
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carers. Another authority told us that they now provide direct payments to carers in their own right; prior to the pandemic direct payments were attached to the cared for. Why are we waiting? Delays in
