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PPI PENSIONS POLICY INSTITUTE The financial resilience of the recently retired This report is a report for Age UK’s Financial Services Commission and was initially presented ... not take account of these proposed changes. PENSIONS POLICY INSTITUTE The financial resilience of the recently retired Summary 1 Who are the recently retired? 3 Financial resilience
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for organisations like Age Cymru offering independent advocacy; an essential service for people who need support to express their needs and have increased choice and control in their lives. To gain ... review followed by a structured site visit by NDTi assessors who met some of our advocates and the people they support. Louise Hughes who heads up the charity’s advocacy work said: “I am absolutely
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of activities, which can help you improve your strength, form some of the key messages in our Falls Awareness Campaign that you can read more on p9. You can also find out how you can get involved with the ... services. Read on to find out how to get involved. To continue the activity theme, in this issue you can find out about some wonderful volunteering opportunities. We’re recruiting volunteer advocates in communities
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delivered 11. Take care when handling any items which may be given to people who may have compromised immune systems. The virus can live on inanimate surfaces for up to 24 hours. 12. Disinfect any surface ... you’re not able to go out to the shops for the person who needs supporting you can help them access this support through local organisations. You can use the contact information below. For information on
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stairs/steps? There’s no shame in talking about this. Tell your GP who has good links with your local Falls Clinic or services that can offer a full exploration and assessment of your needs. Contact Care ... area: DEWIS Cymru - https://www.dewis.wales/ Speak to reception staff at your GP surgery to see if you can self-refer or need to see a GP or occupational therapist. Contact NHS 111 Wales to find a podiatrist
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10 Useful organisations 29 11 Further information about Age Cymru 31 11.1 Who we are 31 11.2 How we can help 32 11.3 How you can help 35 Factsheet 35w July 2023 ... factsheet provides information about: what your landlord can charge you in rent, depending on the type of occupation contract you have; what you can do if you are worried about affording a rent increase
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measures people can take to provide support and re-assurance to their older neighbours. We feature the remarkable story of how our Friend in Need service, that pairs an older person who lives alone with ... the Warmth is Age Cymru’s national campaign to raise awareness of the health risks that cold weather can have on older people. Changes to our bodies as we get older mean that cold weather and winter bugs
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feedback on our latest survey into older people’s experiences of Covid. We’d like to thank everybody who took the time to share their thoughts with us. Your insight and feedback are incredibly valuable. ... place across Wales and would encourage people to ‘popin’ and find out more about our work, how we can help and to share your thoughts and issues with us. I hope you enjoy these and the many other updates
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redress for the violation of their Convention rights. This will therefore usually involve pursuing a claim under the 1998 Human Rights Act. (The ECtHR is not to be confused with the European Court of Justice ... compatibly with Convention rights. If an Act of Parliament breaches these Convention rights, the courts can declare the legislation to be incompatible. This does not affect the validity of the law; the HRA maintains
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UK’s response to the Smith Institute’s Making Work Better Inquiry. The inquiry aims to identify what can be done by different parties to improve job quality, and to help the UK move towards a high-skills ... • To improve job quality, more must be done to tackle age discrimination in the workplace. This can be done through educating employers and managers to avoid discriminating and to challenge stereotypes;
