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significant contribution to Welsh life and the Welsh economy. After taking account of the costs of an ageing population, older people make a net contribution of almost £6 million per day to the Welsh economy.1 ... other personal characteristics. Nevertheless, it is sometimes helpful to quantify the size of the contributions that are made by older people in order to combat ageist assumptions or negative attitudes
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Closure Briefing September 2016 Age UK is concerned at the closure of nearly 10,000 bank branches in the last 25 years (over half of all branches across the UK), leaving hundreds of thousands of older ... older people without convenient access to basic banking services. This rate has accelerated in the past year, with more than 600 bank branches closing across Britain in this period. As such, Age UK have prepared
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Volunteers 1. Do I need to have had both Covid-19 Vaccinations? Check with the care home for their policy on vaccination requirement. 2. Will I need to take a Covid test and wear PPE? The care home manager ... testing and PPE. You must let the care home manager know if you have symptoms of Covid infection. Do not attend the care home if you have symptoms of Covid or if you’ve met someone who has received a positive
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Consultation Response Age UK’s response to the DCLG consultation Self-sufficient local government: 100% Business Rates Retention September 2016 Age UK reference number: 2316 All rights ... may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. sally
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Provision June 2024 (Amended September 2024) About this factsheet The Social Fund is a scheme to help people with expenses that are difficult to meet from a low income and includes: ⚫ Winter Fuel Payments ⚫ ... replaced the discretionary Social Fund and include: ⚫ Short-term advances ⚫ Budgeting advances ⚫ Budgeting loans. Local Welfare Provision schemes in England are discretionary and intended to either help
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This factsheet gives information about the law relating to park homes (also called mobile homes or caravans). It is aimed at park homeowners who are entitled to use their home as a permanent residence ... living in holiday caravans or lodges. It includes points to consider when buying a park home and refers to organisations that offer advice and support to park home residents. Advice should usually be sought
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paper, Age UK sets out ten questions to prompt and encourage discussion with the local public sector on the key issues affecting services for people in later life within the current climate of spending cuts ... summary the areas covered include: • Investing in engagement and transparency • Protecting the vulnerable and ensuring fair treatment • Shaping a changing provider market • Integrating the approach to health
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Age Cymru is a registered charity 1128436. Company limited by guarantee and registered in Wales and England 6837284. Registered office address Ground Floor, Mariners House, Trident Court, East Moors Road ... carers The person you’re supporting may be a unpaid carer for the other person/s they live with. It’s useful for you to be aware of this when you’re providing help. • A carer is anyone of any age, who provides
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Acknowledgements We gratefully acknowledge the help of Dan Philo, Senior Data Manager at Natcen for the sharing of datasets. Our thanks also go to Chris Curry, Director of the Pensions Policy Institute, for reviewing ... also go to Deborah Mattinson, Cordelia Hay, Justine Lukas and Michaela Rhode at Britain Thinks for their excellent, insightful qualitative research. Most of all we are indebted to the people who participated
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assets to pay for care Summary • In the UK, personal wealth , including housing wealth, is greatest in older age, driven by the natural lifecycle of wealth accumulation and decumulation and the huge ... Wealth inequality is much greater than income inequality so the holding of housing wealth in older age is by no means universal • Housing assets are viewed differently from other assets. First and foremost the own
