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policy@ageuk.org.uk www.ageuk.org.uk Age UK is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 and registered company number 6825798). The registered address ... older persons” requests the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) “to organize, in Geneva, an intersessional public consultation on the promotion and protection of the human rights of
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innate value in themselves, regardless of their age or other personal characteristics. Nevertheless, it is sometimes helpful to quantify the size of the contributions that are made by older people in order to ... raising of the State Pension Age mean that continuing to work is a financial imperative. The increase in employment rates among older workers over the past few years is welcome but does not tell the full
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Creating an age friendly Wales Current experiences of people aged 50 or over in Wales of the Covid-19 pandemic, and views on the year ahead June 2022 Contents Page About this research 3 Current experiences ... Looking forward to 33 2. Challenges in the year ahead 35 3. Re-engaging with the community 37 4. Future finances 39 Current experiences of people aged 50 or over in 2 Wales of the Covid-19 pandemic, and
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44 6 Safe at home 56 7 Active communities 66 Notes 76 2 3 Our partners Age UK works with partners in the UK and across the world. Our network includes the three national charities Age Cymru, Age NI and ... our partner Age International assists more than one million older people in over 40 developing countries. The challenges spelt out in this report are principally for the UK Government and Parliament. For
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benefits system when one is over the qualifying age for Pension Credit and the other younger. In the future, couples in this situation could receive much lower benefit support. This paper looks at the impact ... £100 less a week under Universal Credit compared to the current system of Pension Credit if neither is in work. The older partner could be financially better off living alone and claiming Pension Credit.
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contact:Suzy Webster, Care Home Network Manager suzy.webster@agecymru.org.uk 1. I ag ree to take part in the Tell Me More project on Zoom ( or other virtual platform)2. I agree that any information co llected ... projectincluding voice recordings and photographs.3. I agree that the information gathered could be used in a short film/animation describing the experiences of care home residents during the Covid Pandemic
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year, is one of the most serious challenges facing the over 50s in the contemporary UK labour market. While some older workers remain in stable employment until they choose to retire, many others find ... while there are external factors involved, the design and structure of the Work Programme is at least in part responsible as well. It also presents clear evidence that age itself is a barrier to returning
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information and guidance to Advice Line enquiries in accordance with agreed policies and procedures. • Providing an initial exploration of a client’s situation in order to identify the options available to them ... • Providing a high standard of call handling and correspondence (emails and letters) to enquiries in accordance with agreed procedures. • Accurately and efficiently record all enquiry details. Person
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advocacy support to older people, working closely and in collaboration with the local Age Connects and Age Cymru partners.Main Responsibilities :In line with local arrangements, undertake the recruitment ... supervise and oversee all advocacy case work undertaken by the volunteers in the regionT o receive advocacy referrals for the HOPE project in your region matching volunteers to the person needing the service
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Draft April 2020 Page 1 of 3 Role Description Job Title: ‘Friend in Need’ Volunteer Officer Location: Wales – based in the Cardiff or Mold office, or potential to be home based within Wales Contractual ... support and management of volunteers for the ‘Friend in Need’ telephone befriending service, and oversee the day to day implementation of the service, in a consistent and efficient way to ensure a high quality
