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representation in the media. The representations we currently see fall into extremes and reinforce stereotypes of ageing. For example, wrinkly hands on the walking stick to the extraordinary sky-diving 90 year old ... sad and the full range of emotions in between, well-off, living in poverty, independent to dependent. A collective voice is a powerful voice. Show us your accurate portrayals of older people, help us to
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reserved. Third parties 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 ... 9NA. 2 About this call for evidence The House of Lords has established a Select Committee on the Mental Capacity Act 2005. The terms of reference of the inquiry ask the Committee to “consider and report
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reserved. Third parties 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 ... incorporated as a subsidiary of the FCA in April 2014 and will be fully operational in April 2015. The FCA has published a call for inputs, focused especially on the issues of competition, access, governance
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Factsheet 67w August 2023 2 of 57 Contents 1 Information about this factsheet 4 2 Recent housing legislation relating to people who rent ... Facilities Grants (DFG) – for homeowners, or people who rent 9 3.3 General powers for local authorities to improve living conditions 14 3.4 Local authority
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consultation February 2017 Age Cymru is the leading national charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people should be able to lead healthy and fulfilled lives ... future. We seek to provide a strong voice for all older people in Wales and to raise awareness of the issues of importance to them. We are pleased to respond to The Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee’s
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Wales can face an unique set of challenges in almost all areas of their lives. Age Cymru’s independent dementia advocacy project is committed to championing the voices of people living with dementia through ... diagnosis of dementia. This service is a responsive, accessible, and person-centred solution to the range of problems that people living with dementia may face in their lives. We’re independent of all other
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Factsheet 9w November 2023 2 of 44 Contents 1 Information about this factsheet 4 1.1 If you rent your home – recent housing legislation ... the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 4 2 Anti-social behaviour in housing – background information 6 3 Keeping a record of issues 7 4 Common problems, who to contact and actions that
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adequate standard of living and a level of income which enables them to live comfortably and afford essentials. No one should have to endure a calamitous reduction in their standard of living when they ... State Pension for future generations of pensioners and employers are now obliged to automatically enrol eligible workers into a qualifying workplace pension scheme. Both of these policies are to be welcomed
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and their carers. 2. All those 80 years of age and older and frontline health and social care workers. 3. All those 75 years of age and over. 4. All those 70 years of age and over and people who are extremely ... (CMO) advising them to shield at the beginning of the pandemic, plus a couple of other communications from the CMO at other stages). 5. All those 65 years of age and over. 6. All individuals aged 16 years
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When someone dies there are many things to do, often at a time of great personal distress when we feel least able to manage. The following pages take you step by step through what you need to go and where
