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draft regulations which will reduce the period of time that Housing Benefit and State Pension Credit can be paid when someone is temporarily out of Great Britain (GB). This will be reduced from 13 weeks ... weeks to 4 weeks in most circumstances. The changes, due to come in on 1st April 2016, will affect around 130,000 Housing Benefit and Pension Credit claimants. They are expected to reduce benefit expenditure
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and therefore need not necessarily focus on technology but themes that will engage older people. Different themed pop up events will engage older people with different interests Pop up events being fun ... services, this support is yet to be defined and therefore there is a real risk that some older people will be excluded or face significant barriers from participating in such transactions in the future.
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development process, stakeholders have been invited to comment on the document that outlines who and what it will cover (available online here). Age UK welcomes this guideline as a positive step towards improving ... to make a substantial contribution to the care and support of a loved one. Key points and recommendations Age UK’s detailed comments can be seen in the NICE proforma below. Key points from our response
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proposals for the establishment of settlement agreements, which will be used as a means of ending employment relationships. The agreements will allow employers and employees to negotitate the terms of exit ... dismissal. Included is a draft statutory Code of practice. Key points and recommendations • We are concerned that some employers will use settlement agreements as a means of forcing older workers to leave
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the proposed entitlement conditions and the future operation of the benefit. Key points and recommendations Age UK supports the Government’s aim of a simpler system with better work incentives for ... than under the current system. And it is unclear whether rates will be increased if the older partner is disabled and if so how disability will be assessed. Older partners may have to draw more on their
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flexibility for those with defined contribution (DC) pension savings, and from April 2015 individuals will be able to do any of the following: - Take cash immediately - Take secured income (eg. an annuity) ... through a lack of appreciation of what will be required in the later years. Following the Budget announcement in March 2014, whilst the flexibility that will be available to individuals at retirement
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wanted to capture the wellbeing of individuals before and after State Pension Age. In the future, this will allow us to undertake analysis of the wellbeing of individuals over time as they move into retirement ... care questions will be added in future waves of Understanding Society surveys, so we will be able to factor this into the Index in the future). A full report available later in 2017 will detail which of
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is important to be clear about why you want to return and try to find out whether your expectations will be met. If you have been absent for some time, there may have been changes to life in the UK that ... deciding to return permanently to the UK, you should consider: ⚫ what will your income be on returning and will it be as much as now? ⚫ will you be entitled to any benefits? ⚫ how do prices and costs compare
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institutions to take in order to protect children from such abuse in the future ● publish a report with recommendations Victims and Survivors’ Consultative Panel Key Facts ● Established to assist the Inquiry by providing ... Project Inquiry core projects The Inquiry has four thematic strands that focus its work and recommendations: ● Cultural: examining the attitudes, behaviours and values within institutions ● Structural:
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companies, products, services or publications in this information guide does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement by Age UK or any of its subsidiary companies or charities. Date of publication: ... from your ‘bank’ asking you to update your security information (e.g. your password) or your account will be closed • from a well-known company (e.g. PayPal, Amazon) asking you to update your account details
