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NHS. Age Cymru has a wide range of factsheets on paying for care homes in Wales. These can be downloaded below: For more information call Age Cymru Advice on 0300 303 44 98
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Don’t Know Advocacy for carers Yes No Don’t Know A carers needs assessment (also known as a ‘What Matters’ conversation) Yes No Don’t Know Respite break for you (via social services) If you ... more than one person, please complete one survey per person you look after or if you prefer please choose one person only to answer about. A2. What age is the person you lookafter?A3. What is your relationship
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to local authorities. Our factsheet, which can be accessed via the link below, has information on: Are you in the right Council Tax band? Council Tax exemptions Disability reduction scheme Council ... discount may apply, even though more than one person lives at the property; and the Council Tax Reduction Scheme (CTRS) For more information call Age Cymru Advice on 0300 303 44 98
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runs public and parliamentary campaigns, provides training, and funds research exclusively focused on later life. We support and assist a network of around 170 local Age UKs throughout England; the Age ... evidence based on our experience of providing information and advice for older people and expertise in financial services policy. Age UK was strongly supportive of the setting up of MAS on a statutory basis
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AgeUKIG49 Extra money to help you. Attendance Allowance. 2 What is Attendance Allowance? Attendance Allowance (AA) is extra money for those who need help at home due to a disability or illness. If you’re ... able to claim AA. 3 How much is it worth? There are 2 different weekly rates. The rate you get depends on the help you need. You get: • £72.65 (lower rate) if you need help in the day or at night • £108
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(Advocacy) The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 came into force on the 6 April 2016 and it will have a big impact on the types of Local Authority services that are delivered and how they are ... support improvements to safeguarding by giving people with protected characteristics a stronger voice. What did people get from the programme? At the end of the programme all stakeholders: had a greater understanding
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Charity 1128436 Date of publication: June 2020 3 More money in your pocket Contents What this guide is about 4 What you can claim Benefits at a glance 7 Your pension State Pension: you’ve earned it – ... with urgent or one-off expenses 22 Help with health costs 24 Attendance Allowance (AA): money for your care needs 26 Making an application for AA 28 Common care needs to include 30 What if my application
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information guide has been prepared by Age UK and contains general advice only, it should not be relied on as a basis for any decision or action and cannot be used as a substitute for professional advice. Neither ... with the help of older people, carers and expert peer reviewers. Published: November 2022 3 Contents What this guide is about 4 Managing your money safely If you manage your own finances 6 If you need a
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Age Cymru Advice Statement of Service What we do .Age Cymru Advice provides an information and advice service to older people, their carers and families in Wales on a range of issues including: W elfare ... confidential and we w on’t pass your details to anyone else without your permission. How we provide support.Telephone support. Our advice line is open Monday to Friday between 9am and 4pm. Call us on:0300 303 4498(charged
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deliver qigong classes for older people What difference to your life has volunteering made to you? I volunteer with a number of organisations – keeps me off the streets. What do you enjoy most about your volunteering ... volunteering experience? Delivering Tai Chi to people that enjoy and benefit from the experience. What would you say to someone who is thinking of becoming involved with volunteering? Do it! You’ll enjoy
