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Working later, waiting longer The impact of rising State Pension age About Age UK Age UK is the country’s largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. The Age UK network includes ... society. For many, the State Pension remains the biggest source of income in retirement so the age at which they can receive their State Pension is very important. The Government is considering whether
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For most, Christmas is a time of celebration and spending time with family and friends. But for many older people, festive cheer remains out of reach, with a staggering 84,670 older people in Wales saying
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summary 4 Key recommendations 5 Introduction 7 What is this inquiry? 7 Definitions 8 Background to the inquiry 8 Why does retirement housing matter? 9 How did the inquiry work? 9 Recent reports and guidance on ... retirement housing 10 About this report 11 Legal advice and advocacy 13 Complaints 13 Access to advice 16 The ‘Right to Manage’ 18 Reform of leasehold 21 Role of solicitors 23 Affordability 25 Service charges
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and control when growing older No. 13 2019 Featured articles Page 2 Introduction – Victoria Lloyd Page 5 Dignity and choice: the voice of older people – Professor John Williams Page 8 The recognition of ... volunteer-led advocacy service for vulnerable older people in Wales: what did service users say about the beneficial impact of advocacy for them? – Dr Juping Yu and Professor Mark Llewellyn Page 20 Welsh
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life. Services for older people – what works. Age UK works to improve later life for the 14 million older people in the UK. We do this by addressing health inequality, reducing loneliness and isolation, ... tackling poverty and discrimination against those in later life in all its forms. We also speak for the long-term interests of every one of us, so that experiences of ageing grow better for each passing
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explains what Carer’s Allowance is, the eligibility criteria, and how to make a claim. The factsheet explains how Carer’s Allowance may affect any other benefits you, or the person you care for, are receiving ... circumstance. Carer’s Allowance is being replaced by Carer Support Payment in Scotland. The two benefits have broadly similar rules, so where the factsheet refers to Carer’s Allowance, the same information applies
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of 3 Final version Role Description Job Title: Policy and Campaigns Officer Location: This post is based in Cardiff and will involve regular travel across Wales Contractual Status of Role: 35 hours ... £27,873 per annum Job Title of Line Manager: Head of Policy and Projects Job Purpose: To support the influencing work of Age Cymru and deliver Age Cymru health and care related policy and campaigns.
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Falls Risk Ask Act Now Contact your pharmacist for a medication usage review (MUR). This is a free service and is not to replace your clinical review with your GP Do you take 4 or more medications daily ... falling? Are you visiting the toilet frequently? Are you getting up at night? Has it been 12 months or more since you had your blood pressure checked? Do you have trouble making it to the toilet in time? Are
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working Age UK is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 and registered company number 6825798). The registered address is Tavis House 1–6 ... and Help the Aged (registered charity number 272786), and their trading and other associated companies merged on 1 April 2009. Together they have formed the Age UK Group, dedicated to improving the lives
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Information and Advice for Older People Evidence Review This evidence review is part of a series produced by Age UK, in order to provide evidence to underpin decision-making for people involved in commissioning ... Evidence Review 1 Key messages 3 1 Definitions 4 2 Policy context 7 3 The need for information and advice 14 4 Addressing the need for information and advice 19 5 Examples of information and advice
