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poverty, improving opportunities and reducing the inequalities by those living in poverty’. 120,000 pensioners in Wales live in poverty.1 Furthermore, older people are the group most likely to suffer from fuel ... fuel poverty in 2017-18.2 It is estimated that 80,000 households in Wales that are eligible for Pension Credit are not claiming it.3 1 JRF
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Housing 9 3.8 Immigration, nationality and asylum 9 3.9 Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans issues 9 3.10 Pensions 9 4 Mediation 9 5 Ombudsman schemes 10 6 Legal aid 10 6.1 Eligibility for legal aid 10 6.2 Legal ... moneyhelper.org.uk - free service provided by the Money and Pensions Service, giving free information and guidance including on pension issues and pension disputes. ⚫ www.gov.wales - Welsh Government website
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someone’s face. V We need to be cautious about defining someone by their income from the state, eg ‘Pensioner’ and consider whether we are reinforcing stereotypes with the language we use. Are you promoting
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age of eligibility for concessionary travel in England has been tied to the pensionable age for women. So, as the pensionable age for women gradually increases from 60 to 65 so too will the age of eligibility
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________ D2. Do you receive pension credit? e Yes e No, I’ve applied but I’m not eligible e No, I’ve never applied e I’ve never heard of it More than £200m worth of pension credit goes unclaimed in Wales ... claim, as benefits rates change, as can your finances. To make a claim for Pension Credit, people should call the DWP Pension Credit claim line direct on 0800 99 1234 or visit www.gov.uk/pensioncredit/how-to-claim
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One resident told me Covid was hard in the home; she was diagnosed with it on Christmas day. They lost residents to the virus. She says Christmas day was not very nice at all, no presents, no visitors ... deaths’ ‘It’s like losing your neighbours.’ 7 ‘I lost seven close friends’ ‘There is a hearse that comes at night for the bodies’ ‘I lost my wife and my sister to Covid’ Facilitator: She spoke
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400% by the mid‐20th century. It has returned to around 600% in many advanced economies.5 Private pension wealth is the largest component of aggregate total wealth in Great Britain with net property w ... now are. Personal wealth in the UK totalled £5.5 trillion by 2010 (£9-10 trillion if occupational pension rights are included). Inheritance flows are now equivalent to 4 per cent of national income each
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pay for a carer directly, they might take on the responsibilities of an employer, such as tax and pension contributions. Contact Skills for Care (page 47) for more information. The person you look after ... expenses). If your State Pension is more than £67.60 a week, or if you get certain benefits at a higher amount, you won’t be paid Carer’s Allowance. This is because State Pension and Carer’s Allowance are
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Matters The quarterly newsletter from Age Cymru Summer 2024 General Election 2024 From pensioner poverty to digital exclusion, we highlight the key challenges you face today A spotlight on mental ... older people in Wales setting out the key issues we wish to see the new UK Government tackle, from pensioner poverty to digital exclusion and from keeping homes warm to bank closures. Many of these issues
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their income by checking their entitlements. We know for example that 40% of people entitled to Pension Credit are not receiving it, often because they think they won’t get it and so don’t claim. So please ... from Age Cymru Spring Edition 2022 Charity calls on Welsh Government to include older people on pension credit within the Winter Fuel Support Scheme Age Cymru recently joined forces with the Older People’s
