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Combatting loneliness one conversation at a time A call to action Over the past year we have been proud to chair the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness, which Jo set up before her death in summer 2016, to ... to shine a powerful spotlight on the millions of people who are lonely living in our communities. The Commission was a response to Jo’s own experience - of finding herself a fish out of water at university
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Our report 'life on a low income' has cast new light on what life is like for older people in poverty in Wales
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Finding the right care home for you or your loved one can be a tricky issue. We take you through the steps, and share our care home checklist.
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The Big Knit is back. Grab your needles and help Age Cymru to be there for older people with no one else to turn to.
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About this consultation In January 2017 Ofgem, the UK’s energy regulator, published a consultation on the Standards of Conduct (SoCs) for suppliers in the retail energy market.1 The SoCs are principles-based ... suppliers to have special regard for customers in vulnerable situations. In this response we focus solely on this proposed ‘broad vulnerability principle’, answering questions 10 and 11 from Chapter 3. We add
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Living on a low income in later life Katherine Hill Liz Sutton Donald Hirsch Centre for Research in Social Policy Loughborough University October 2011 Copyright © Age UK 2011 ISBN 978-0-9568731-2-5 The ... Registered charity number 1128267 1Living on a low income in later life Contents Acknowledgements 3 Key findings 4 Getting by in later life: an overview of living on a low income 6 Introduction 14 Report structure
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factors. 5. New DCT users may be unaware they are not seeing the whole market, and so may miss out on good deals. Multi-homing is unrealistic for many new or unconfident users. The CMA should look at possible ... or establishing a league table of DCTs that includes market coverage metrics, to help people choose one. 6. DCTs should disclose which deals are subject to commission, and should rank by price according
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Consultation Response Ref 2116 Ofgem statutory consultation on the Priority Services Register Review July 2016 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it ... published a statutory consultation paper as part of its Priority Services Register Review.1 It seeks views on proposals to energy companies’ priority services register (PSR) licence conditions, under which they
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1 The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations were introduced in to UK law on 1 October 2006. They were aimed at securing the legal rights of older workers and engendering a cultural change towards more ... come to pass and there is no evidence of any damage to business as a result of the Regulations. • On a macroeconomic level there has been no change in employment patterns for the 65+ age group. • Organisational
