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funded by the Welsh Government Sustainable Social Services Third Sector Grant, will support the early identification of older carers to provide timely and person-centred information and advice.
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homes Factsheet 8w November 2023 2 of 40 Contents 1 Information about this factsheet 4 2 Recent housing legislation in Wales – ... Welsh Housing Quality Standard (WHQS) 8 4 How can you get community landlord housing? 8 4.1 Being eligible to apply 10 5 Making an application 11 5.1 Help with your application 12 5.2 Information you should
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...a narrative for coordinated support for older people 2 ...a narrative for co-ordinated support for older people We all like categories. They help us make sense of the world and feel more comfortable ... thought might redirect us to a view that any differences are actually smaller than the similarities of shared humanity between the groups. An older person is not an alien species – simply our (former) selves
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Page 1 of 30 Factsheet 17 Housing Benefit April 2024 About this factsheet This factsheet explains what Housing Benefit is, who qualifies for it, and how it is calculated. It explains how to claim and ... decision. It has information about Discretionary Housing Payments and what to do if you have a change of circumstance. This information applies if you, and your partner if you have one, are over State Pension
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Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010 - in Wales. Commencing the duty means that public bodies will be required to make decisions in a way that tackles social disadvantage. Over 100,000 pensioners are living in ... has the highest proportion of older people living in poverty outside of London. We will be looking to Welsh Government to ensure that pensioners in poverty benefit from this new measure. We therefore welcome
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Agenda for Later Life 2015: A great place to grow older Contents Age UK is the country’s largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. We provide services and support at a ... inspire, enable and support older people. We stand up and speak for all those who have reached later life, and also protect the long-term interests of future generations. About Age UK Foreword 05 1 A great place
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1 Safe to be me Meeting the needs of older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people using health and social care services A resource pack for professionals 2 Foreword ‘The staff in the home very rarely ... The man I love could have died and I wouldn’t have been there or even known.’ Ian ‘It was such a relief when the Age UK befriender enabled me to open up about being a lesbian after so many years of hiding
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few months at Age Cymru By Victoria Lloyd, Chief Executive, June 2021 Welcome to our summer edition of Age Matters. After a wet spring it’s great that early summer has brought us some sunshine. It’s been ... with you the findings of the survey we conducted in partnership with National Pensioners’ Convention Wales, Pensioners Forum Wales, Cymru Older Peoples’ Alliance and the Welsh Senate of Older People on older
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1 Consultation response Plan for transforming and modernising planned care and reducing waiting lists For the Senedd’s Health and social Care Committee June 2022 Introduction Age Cymru welcomes the ... in this area. We are very pleased to see that the plan for transforming and modernising care includes many developments that will over time help older people’s health and wellbeing improve. In our most
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Later life in rural England Age UK is a charity that aims to improve later life for everyone through our information and advice, services, campaigns, products, training and research. In the UK we work ... views, experience and expertise of older people and paying particular attention to the voices of disadvantaged and vulnerable older people. Contents Introduction 2 Key calls for action 5 Transport 7 Health
