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friends and relatives is by far the largest source of adult care provision. Its replacement would cost an estimated £8 bn - roughly equivalent to the whole NHS Wales budget.6 The number of carers claiming ... an annual health check to explore any changes in physical or mental health and offer appropriate advice, support and treatment. • The Welsh Government should raise awareness of the importance of carers
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Material: DI/Volunteer toolkit Organisation: DI and intergenerational intervention / course model (incl. cost model) Training Material: Online training platform Organisation: DI/Intergenerational toolkit
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quality of life of recipients, by enabling the person to retain autonomy and dignity. In terms of cost effectiveness, adaptations can prevent accident and injury and can present an alternative to residential
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UK network comprises around 150 local Age UKs reaching most of England. We provide information and advice to around 5.9 million people each year, through web-based and written materials and individual enquiries ... with what is available across the whole of the market. Consumers would be signposted to the Money Advice Service if they want to shop around further. Key points and recommendations We are supportive
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of later life. We help more than 5 million people every year, providing support, companionship and advice for older people who need it most. We welcome the opportunity to respond to this consultation and ... sharing vulnerability data across multiple utilities and, indeed, current work on this by Citizens Advice and the UK Regulators Network. Given low consumer awareness of PSRs and low interest and willingness
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comprises of around 150 local Age UKs reaching most of England. Each year we provide Information and Advice to around 5 million people through web based and written materials and individual enquiries by telephone ... proper persons requirement. While this might increase costs due to the possibility of more investigations for a provider, we would argue that any extra cost is entirely proportionate to the risk to service
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of later life. We help more than 5 million people every year, providing support, companionship and advice for older people who need it most. Age UK is very concerned about pension scams and the devastating ... for fraudsters to exploit. We suggest a ban on all cold calls which involve: new offers of advice or guidance in relation to; transfers of or from; release of all or part of; investments
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lack of access to flexible options, 300,000 carers are forced to drop out of work each year. This costs the UK economy £5.3 billion in lost GDP, with a further £1 billion in lost revenue for the Exchequer ... made.i We want to see more employers embrace flexible working and prevent this waste of talent and cost to the UK economy. Age UK therefore strongly supports the extension of the right to request flexible
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at their spending decisions and avoid making short term savings which will only store up greater costs in the future. They need to be sure that the additional money allocated for care is being spent on ... pressures, for example due to rising energy costs, and when proposed changes to state benefits are causing uncertainty and anxiety, the need for local information and advice services is greater than ever. However
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of the proposals we strongly support the commitment to protect pensioners. Council tax is a major cost and it is essential that older people have the security of knowing that they will be entitled to a ... entitlements. 1. Introduction Age UK works to improve later life for everyone through our information and advice service, campaigns, products, training and research. We welcome the opportunity to respond to this
