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care home when you own a property – affect/s on Pension Credit and disability benefits 35 8.1 Pension Credit 35 8.2 Disability benefits 36 9 Business assets and the financial means ... Practice guidance as potentially being eligible for inclusion in the residential care means test. Other forms of capital would include savings and investments. There are certain types of capital and income that
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condition of the property4. 4 If the local authority felt that the house wasn’t in an appropriate state for the work to be carried out, seek further advice from the authority itself and/or a specialist ... recommendations on what work needs to be done to address your needs). The assessment by the OT may form part of a wider care needs assessment by the social services department – for further information
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because of different switching behaviour. Ensuring an effective market in the new world of pensions must be a key priority given the extent of change and impact on people throughout retirement. ... retirement. Investment in providing more accessible information, improving existing guidance, such as Pension Wise, and developing a joined-advice journey from mid-life career review to later life financial
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for older people who are new applicants to receive free bus travel should be increased to match the state retirement age, or be maintained at age 60 for men and for women? Age Cymru believes that continued ... to match the state retirement age for new applicants to the scheme, as they felt that this would be in line with the original objectives of the scheme which was for the benefit of pensioners. Whereas Age
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Executive (page 34). 31 Boosting your income. It’s important to claim all the money you’re entitled to. Each year, up to £2.8 billion of state benefits goes unclaimed – so make sure you’re not one of those ... disability benefit – either Personal Independence Payment if you’re under State Pension age, or Attendance Allowance if you’re over State Pension age. Neither benefit is means-tested, so your income and savings
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structures, greater geographical dispersal, demands of the workplace (likely to increase with rising State Pension age) and a reliance on older carers, often experiencing poor health themselves, all impact on ... who have traditionally provided for older family members, and so shift this responsibility to the state. These forces will unite to add further stress to social care budgets that help people to maintain
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on the ground of each of the 193 United Nations (UN) Member States. Under this mechanism, the human rights situation of all UN Member States is reviewed every 4.5 years. The UK is due to undergo its third ... Tribunals for the first time. People bringing an age discrimination claim have to pay an initial fee of £250, followed by £950 if the claim goes to a hearing. Age UK is seriously concerned that this increase
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- roughly equivalent to the whole NHS Wales budget.6 The number of carers claiming carers allowance (for those under pensions age who care for someone for more than 35 hours a week) has doubled since 20037 ... Valuing Carers 2015 – the rising value of carers’ support (Carers UK): p5 4 Carers Wales (2014): State of Caring 2014: p3 5 House of Lords Select Committee on Public Service and Demographic Change (14
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provider of services or as a regulator? Should any of the core services required for inclusive banking form part of a universal banking obligation in the UK? Key findings 5The Way We Pay This report Where ... surveyed had a paper-based payment option available. In Belgium, where cheques are no longer used, a state subsidised voucher system is provided. Cash also appears to be heavily used in most of the countries
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health of people over 50. Chief among these is the increased cost of living, including its impact on pensions, fuel prices and the cost of public services. “I worry about prices rising, council tax increases ... taking part in hobbies or attending events.” 13% of older people said that public buses were their main form of transport. Cuts to bus services and less frequent and/or unreliable services can impact on older
