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local Age UKs to begin offering the activity of Walking Football. This project was funded through fit as a fiddle, which is Age UK’s portfolio of activities funded by the Big Lottery Well-Being Fund 2013 ... Blackpool…some of [the] challenges they found…some of [the] concerns and issue they had come across “ “you know forewarned forearmed…things to be aware of…really useful” OUTCOME 2: LOCAL AGE UKs DEVELOP SUCCESSFUL
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to other organisations or charities and will only contact you about products and services provided and/or offered by the Age Cymru Network, if you have agreed for us to do so. We do not sell personal data ... already given us permission to contact them. We will always check first that you’re happy to speak to us when we phone. And if you don’t want to be phoned, just let us know. Every communication from us
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publication of the cash savings market study report and the remedies proposed, but would like the FCA to go further than it has in requiring product defaults that give better returns to customers. 2. We agree ... customers to seek out products with better rates of return. At the same time, we would like the FCA to go further than it has in requiring product defaults that give better returns to customers and we urge
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than the previous research in 2021. 4% of respondents identify as gay, lesbian or bisexual and 8% of respondents describe their ethnicity as Black, Asian or other Minority Ethnic. 29% of people told us that ... of respondents are on the shielding list. 74% of respondents identify as women and 23% identify as men, two respondents identify as non-binary, and 2% of respondents preferred not to disclose. 31% of people
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face in opening an account because they do not possess the identification documents required, such as passports or driving licences. Many older people with accounts find them difficult to use and have ... trouble accessing their money. Almost one-fifth of people aged 65+ use others to draw cash for them as a result of a variety of issues including their inability to access a physical financial services or
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Your mind matters. 2 We’d love to hear from you. 1) Join our Readers’ Panel. Have your say and be involved in updating our guides by joining our Readers’ Panel. You don’t need any specialist knowledge at all ... uk/readers-panel. 2) Tell us your story. Have you been affected by any of the issues in this guide? Has Age UK’s information and advice helped? If so, we’d love to hear from you to provide relatable examples that
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“Making eye contact signals to another person that you are paying attention. It is one way we share intention and emotion, and it requires that you synchronize eye movements with someone else”1 Tell me ... discover common ground, making connections and recognising many of our experiences are universal, as well as letting others glimpse into our past, forming strong bonds in the process. Residents living in
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March 2024 to February 2025. The information in this factsheet is applicable in England and Wales. If you are in Scotland or Northern Ireland, please contact Age Scotland or Age NI. Contact details can be ... designed to protect your rights if the care or treatment you receive in a hospital or care home means you are, or may become, deprived of your liberty, and you lack mental capacity to consent to those arrangements
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groups are less likely to benefit from such pensions and are more likely to face poverty in later life, as a result of the interaction of their labour market participation and pension membership patterns. Using ... data on ethnic minorities has so far prevented the direct comparison of different ethnic groups, as well as their comparison to the White British group. The research summarised here provides clear evidence
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devastating impact on the health of older people. Every winter 25,000i older people die needlessly, as a result of cold weather in the UK. The UK’s excess winter death rate is much higher than other colder ... the risk of falls and injuries.iii GP consultations for respiratory infections can increase by as much as 19 per cent for every 1°C drop in mean temperature below 5°C.iv Age UK has estimated that the cost
