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gap in protection which should be filled. In the meantime, this places a greater onus on consumer bodies to ensure that people who are not within the ambit of the HRA are adequately protected. The extent ... just that of older people. Age Cymru’s Golden Thread Advocacy Programme has been funded by Welsh Government to support the implementation of Part 10 (advocacy) of “The Act” in a strategic and unified way
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Fuel Payment is an annual payment to help you with heating costs during the colder months. The Government announced in July 2024 that, from this year onwards, to be eligible you must have reached State ... Universal Credit and Housing Benefit. If you claim a qualifying benefit, the government will assess your energy costs based on the type, age and size of your property. This happens on
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decisions concerning the welfare of this group need help to identify and understand the growing body of evidence about them. The aim of this publication is to present messages about what we need to know ... policy-makers and practitioners need to adjust equally quickly to this new reality. There is now a huge body of evidence upon which to base a new approach, including the Growing Older Programme (www.growingolder
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well recognised, and there are several pieces of research and reports from business groups and government that showcase this. Employers can make a number of gains through embracing flexibility. However ... employer practice, demonstrating how flexibility can be a force for mutual good. Policy context The Government has recently legislated to raise the State Pension age to 66 for both men and women by 2020, and
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Wales. https://www.ageuk.org.uk/cymru/policy/agecymru-policy-publications-1/envisage-1/ 2 Welsh Government (2014) Active Travel Action Plan. Consultation Document. 3 Age Cymru (2016) EnvisAGE. Towards ... programmes. Reviewing the Blue Badge Scheme (p26) We would draw attention to developments by the Welsh Government regarding the extension of the eligibility criteria of the Blue Badge Scheme in Wales through:
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people can live well in the continuing pandemic and recovery. This survey has been funded by Welsh Government. ‘I feel lost, ignored. I’m finding it hard looking out my window and seeing people enjoying themselves ... telephone appointments are inadequate for diagnosis and treatment of some conditions, with no facial or body language signals. ‘Receiving diagnosis over phone from an unfamiliar doctor was a very traumatic
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people can live well in the continuing pandemic and recovery. This survey has been funded by Welsh Government. ‘I feel lost, ignored. I’m finding it hard looking out my window and seeing people enjoying themselves ... telephone appointments are inadequate for diagnosis and treatment of some conditions, with no facial or body language signals. ‘Receiving diagnosis over phone from an unfamiliar doctor was a very traumatic
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following chapter, is to set out how state benefits can compensate for the additional costs. The rules governing state help serve both to simplify what happens, and to create particular kinds of outcomes, which ... 17 Supporting People (SP) was originally a cash-limited grant from central government to county/unitary councils and the Northern Ireland Housing Executive. The relevance for this
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of putting the good intentions of this legislation into practice. Cuts in welfare spending The government has promised to make cuts in welfare expenditure totalling £12 billion a year. The commitments ... prepare for the growing numbers of people ageing with sight loss. Housing sight In 2003, the Welsh Government funded Housing Sight: A guide to designing accessible housing for people with sight loss [39]
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public bodies to consider all individuals when carrying out their day to day work – in shaping policy, in delivering services and in relation to their own employees. It requires public bodies to have ... strength and balance exercise classes for women. The classes are held in Urdu. As part of the government’s aim of reducing bureaucracy, it has announced a review of the Equality Duty(2) to see if it is
