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and distraction burglary. Can I afford to retire? For most of us, having the standard of living we want in retirement will depend on making our money work for us as effectively as possible. This guide looks ... looks at alternatives. Managing your money Many of us face a drop in income when we retire, but still want to maintain a good standard of living. This guide offers practical tips for boosting your income.
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important to make a will for many reasons. You may want to be sure who inherits your assets, or protect your estate from Inheritance Tax, or you may want to pass specific items onto children or other relatives ... This means your estate is divided in a predetermined way and this may not be to the people who you wanted to benefit. It may not be carried out in the most tax-efficient way. You can write your own will
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our lives.’ Male, 65+, with mobility difficulties, Durham Participants in Durham and Northampton wanted to have a Sunday bus service as they felt they could not go anywhere on a Sunday and felt isolated ... going out and socialising. ‘Well you can’t go anywhere. I mean, you can use your bus pass if you wanted to go to Scarborough during the summer, but it’s no good! You could get there, but if the second
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produce this guide in large print and audio formats. Call 0800 169 65 65 to order one. If you don’t want to read the whole guide, you can just read the sections that are most relevant to you. As far as possible ... situation. It can help you feel clearer about your concerns and find ways to manage them. You may still want to talk to a counsellor even if you have a lot of support from friends and family. Sometimes sharing
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fantastic range of articles on the work of Age Cymru and Age Cymru local partners in this edition. I wanted to take this opportunity to say how proud I am of the whole team for their work in achieving the ... workforce in Wales is now aged 50 and over, and employers need to tap into this valuable cohort if they want to succeed now and in the future. Echoing the BITC view Glynis Scarico Senior HR Business Partner
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TV ad said it made them realise that loneliness is a real problem and 76 per cent said it made them want to help older people who are alone.5 There were 33,000 visits to Age UK’s befriending web pages and ... them to do the things that give them pleasure and purpose – without prior assumptions about what they want and need. Many of the people that Age UK helps go on to become volunteers themselves. Older people
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which is recruiting volunteers to support older people in local communities. And for those of you who want to shape and influence your communities and local services, we highlight our new guide to creating ... Pocket that offers information about a range of benefits and how you go about claiming them.” If you want to talk to someone directly about benefits and entitlements, and any of the issues raised in this
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provide equal opportunities for older people and ensure they have access to the services they need and want. Our increasingly digital world has arguably ‘left behind’ those in older generations who are not ... computer screen, participants tended to draw a blank and struggled to think what exactly they would want to do. 8 In addition, the uses of the internet named by participants were mainly peripheral
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changes can make a big difference. The changes you want or need to make will be specific to you, as they depend on your starting point and what you want to achieve. But whatever your circumstances, this ... first time. The important thing is to find the right approach for you. Whatever your reason for wanting to improve your health, this guide can help you decide what changes might suit you. “Being active
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letter (or for Universal Credit, via your online journal). In the letter or request, explain that you want an MR decision, not just an explanation of the decision. The decision maker should send a new decision ... arrangements for your appeal. You must complete and return this within 14 days. You are asked if you want to attend an appeal hearing in person (‘oral hearing’), or if you would prefer the tribunal to decide
