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Staffing update The HOPE project has seen a couple of organisational changes recently. Deiniol Jones who started with the project as the Volunteer Co-ordinator for Cardiff & Vale has changed roles to that ... that of Advocacy Development Officer for Cardiff & Vale and Cwm Taf Morgannwg. Sara Timothy who joined as Advocacy Development Officer for Gwent has taken over the role of Volunteer Co-ordinator for Swansea
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rest of the pension pot, and agree this will help people avoid moving into higher charging drawdown accounts. Prior to accessing their pension, all consumers should be defaulted into Pension Wise. This ... This would be on an opt-out basis, so people who do not require this service would not be obliged to use it, but for the majority it would prompt them to access what has proven to be a successful and helpful
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536486 Age Cymru Dementia Advocacy Support for anyone with dementia, whether they have capacity or can communicate or not. 029 2043 1555 dementiaadvocacy@ agecymru.org.uk NWAAA - for people receiving supporting ... 670852 enquiry@nwaaa.co.uk TGP Cymru - Independent professional advocacy for children/young people who are on the CP register,LAC, CIN or Care Leavers 0800 111 6880 northwalesadvocacy@tgpcymru.org.uk Children
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82 Getting the best energy deal September 2024 About this factsheet This factsheet looks at how you can get the best deal on your electricity and gas bills by switching tariff or supplier. It explains the ... Age NI for more information. Contact details can be found at the back of the factsheet. Contact details for any organisations mentioned in the factsheet can be found in the Useful organisations section
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are eager to help bring it about. According to the 2021 Census Data, approximately 1,300,100 people who live in Wales are aged 50 or over with the overall population estimated to be around 3 million.1 This ... Justice and Policing Housing Trade Policy Social Services The Constitution Transport Welsh Language Who are we? We’re Age Cymru, the national charity for older people in Wales. We are proud to be a part
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choices and views. Independent advocacy services can play an important role by helping people to have a voice and regain control in difficult situations. It can help secure their rights and represent their ... that people’s rights are upheld and that they are respected as individuals who are listened to and understood irrespective of who they are or any health condition or diagnosis they may have. The report calls
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and complement the existing advocacy providers across Wales. HOPE will engage with communities who can guide us to make sure the service we provide is right for the needs of older people and carers in ... established ones where they exist. Through the forums, HOPE will identify and support Advocacy Ambassadors, who will promote awareness of rights and choices, and the importance, benefits and outcomes of advocacy
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share with you the findings of the survey we conducted in partnership with National Pensioners’ Convention Wales, Pensioners Forum Wales, Cymru Older Peoples’ Alliance and the Welsh Senate of Older People ... contribution and you can read in this edition how he adapted online technology to deliver tai chi classes. We’re also pleased to bring you news of the Age Cymru Cam Mawr/Big Step, so find out how you can step out
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Contents. What this guide is about. 4. Thinking about equity release. What is equity release? 6. Who is equity release available to? 8. Seeking legal and financial advice. 10. Different types of equity ... way of easing money worries – but is it your best option? Equity release is a big decision and it can create more problems than it solves. You might have other, better, options – so it’s important you
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reducing the complexity of arrangements will over time benefit older people needing care and older carers who are supporting their loved ones. We agree with the Auditor General’s recommendations within the north ... develop the Supporting People programme. This example was used purely to demonstrate how nationally this can be done. However, we are aware that there are additional complexities in pooling together funding that
