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1 Consultation Response Strategic Equality Objectives 2020 – 2024 Welsh Government November 2019 Introduction Age Cymru is the leading charity working to improve the lives of all older people in ... and to raise awareness of the issues of importance to them. We are pleased to respond to Welsh Government’s consultation on their Strategic Equality Objectives 2020 – 2024. Question 1: Do you agree with
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improve local transport: The funding and planning of local transport crosses national and local government, the private and community sector. To make the most of shrinking budgets all these organisations ... solutions are found. Improving the availability of public transport should be a priority for the Government. There needs to be clearer guidance for local transport authorities and transport operators on
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Pentonville Road, London N1 9UZ. Consultation response 2 This consultation response relates to the Government’s latest phase in its plans to reform the Further Education sector. This paper responds to the proposals ... people aged 50+ to up-skill and help them remain active in the labour market for longer. • The Government should go even further and remove the age-based barriers placed on the system of public funding
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lonely Traditional means of engaging with government and commercial services, both local and national, are increasingly migrating online The UK Government aims to save between £1.7bn and £1.8bn each
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important to build on the success of automatic enrolment, and this represents an opportunity for the Government, the financial services industry, and other stakeholders to begin considering how to improve outcomes ... system where one does not currently exist. o A TEE system would be reliant on trust in future governments not to remove the exemption from income tax for future pensions. If this were to happen, it would
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health services. Yet there are practical actions that can be taken to address the issue. The Welsh Government commitment to tackling loneliness and isolation provides the opportunity and impetus for people ... commitment to develop a strategy to tackle isolation and loneliness, we would like to see Welsh Government: Launch a national campaign to raise awareness of the causes of loneliness and to encourage people
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Question 34.7 216 Muscle Strengthening Activity Survey Question 28 211 Older people have an improved body mass index (BMI). BMI Survey Question 30.4 148 Older people have an improved waist circumference ... not sufficient as a single indicator of healthy body weight, as body shape is also relevant when assessing potential risks associated with excess weight. Body fat stored around the abdomen increases the risk
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such as the Local Government Association (LGA) and the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) have long said that the situation is unsustainable, and the Government now agrees. It is ... Pat helps look after her mum Carmel aged 85. The Social Care Green Paper On 16 November 2017 the Government outlined their plans to launch a social care Green Paper by summer 2018 in a written ministerial
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reduced pension saving by some individuals. The risk to pension saving would be increased if the Government were to extend the ‘life events’ which the funds can be used for without a penalty. This might ... to Save’ consultation provides more detail on our views.i With this in mind, we believe the Government must exercise caution in the introduction of the LISA, resist the temptation to make it any more
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Response Inquiry into the Blue Badge Scheme in Wales: Eligibility and Implementation Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee National Assembly for Wales February 2019 Introduction Age Cymru is the ... awareness of the issues of importance to them. We are pleased to respond to the Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee’s Inquiry into the Blue Badge Scheme in Wales: Eligibility and Implementation
