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We want to hear the views and experiences of people aged 50 or over across Wales
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in Wales Factsheet 41w May 2024 2 of 68 Contents 1 Information about this factsheet 5 1.1 Local authority social services departments 6 ... authority social care assessments – an overview of the process 9 3.1 Initial contact with the local authority and
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Page 1 of 32 Factsheet 43 Getting legal and financial advice May 2024 About this factsheet This factsheet helps you to get the legal help you need, including legal information and advice on civil matters ... Useful organisations section. Age UK factsheet 43 May 2024 Getting legal and financial advice Page 2 of 32 Contents 1 Free legal advice and information 4 2 Local advice organisations 4 2.1 Age UK 4 2.2 Citizens
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hear about the experiences of older people in Wales who’re looking after someone unpaid, this could be a family member, a friend or a neighbour. If you can answer Yes to all of the following questions, we’d ... we’d like to hear from you: • Are you aged 50 or over and live in Wales? • Do you, unpaid, look after a family member, a friend or others because of longterm physical or mental ill-health or disability, or
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poorest pensioners The Budget allows more affluent older people to be able to leave more of their estate free of Inheritance Tax Financial inequality is currently growing in the pensioner population: ... gap between the richest and the poorest is getting wider Pensioners are still missing out of £3.7 billion of means-tested benefits to which they are entitled Material deprivation Over a million pensioners
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Rights Act and Older People An Evidence Paper Alison Fenney 9/28/2012 The paper provides evidence of case law and practice highlighting how and why the protection offered by human rights legislation ... the response to the atrocities of the Second World War when the international community sought to define the rights and freedoms necessary to secure the dignity and worth of each individual. As a result
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for people of any age. But older people in particular circumstances can be in serious danger. Those who rely on an oxygen machine or stairlift, who can’t easily get out of the house or who live alone may ... particular groups. The energy and financial services industries are developing a more nuanced understanding of ‘vulnerability’ where people’s changing circumstances – such as bereavement – as well as long-standing
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reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy ... consultation on a package of measures aimed at tackling pension scams.1 Introduction Age UK is the country's largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. We help more than
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- The NHS as a social movement…..page 15 Chapter Three – What will the future look like? New models of care…..page 17 - Emerging models…..page 17 - One size fits all?.....page 18 - New care models….page ... FOREWORD The NHS may be the proudest achievement of our modern society. It was founded in 1948 in place of fear -the fear that many people had of being unable to afford medical treatment for themselves
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internet 36% of people aged 65 and over in the UK feel out of touch with the pace of modern life Over a third (34%) of people aged 65+ in Great Britain feel lonely Traditional means of engaging with ... services "Digital by Default"5 PWC estimates suggest households offline are missing out on savings of £560 per year from shopping and paying bills online Young people: The jobless total for 16-24
