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advocates and 15 fewer volunteer advocates specifically supporting older people than reported in Advocacy Counts 5. The total number of older people supported across all services over the last 12 months was ... was 5466, a decrease of over 900 from Advocacy Counts 5. 2345 fewer older people were supported by advocacy services funded specifically for older people than in 2016. Looking ahead, the number of services
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commitment to halve this gap can be achieved, including the role of employers, the unemployment support system, and occupational health. Key points and recommendations While good quality work is ... disabilities as they get older. Work Coaches are likely to find it difficult to assess the full range of support needed by each individual benefit claimant. They should be trained to have a detailed understanding
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world 32 Financial review 38 Welcome to Age UK's Annual Review 2011/12. Together with our partners, supporters, volunteers and staff we help make later life better for millions of people. 1 Money matters Health ... PEOPLE OUR HANDYPERSON SERVICE 14,000 HOMES VISITED NEARLY MORE THAN 7,400 VALUABLE VOLUNTEERS SUPPORTED OUR WORK 7,000 OLDER PEOPLE LEARNED ABOUT THE SOCIAL BENEFITS OF THE INTERNET DURING ITEA AND BISCUITS
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but is also based on recent interviews with several local Age UKs who have provided services and support to older people affected by recent floods. In an ageing society, we expect older people to become ... FRMP but think there should be a greater focus on people in vulnerable circumstances and how to support their resilience to flooding. By resilience we mean people’s ability to prepare for flooding, prevent
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......................................................................... 14 3. State financial support and its impacts 18 Financial help from the state ............................................... ... floors, trap doors and eligible and ineligible costs ............................. 20 Housing and support costs ................................................................................. 20 Housing
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suspicious payments and patterns (e.g. cheque usage); deny scammers access to a bank account; and support customers who become victims. However, while current legislation makes them liable for scams which ... named board member with a remit to cover fraud/scams against retail customers. • Ensure victims are supported to deal with the financial and emotional impacts, including signposting to other organisations that
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Loans - if you're receiving Pension Credit, Income Support, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance or income-related Employment and Support Allowance, you may be able to get a Budgeting Loan to help
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consultation on A Healthier Wales: A Workforce Strategy for Health and Social Care. We broadly support the themes, context, vision and potential ways forward outlined in the consultation document. However ... Multi-professional and multi-agency working, to deliver excellent services to support new person-centred models We support in principle Welsh Government’s introduction of an accredited qualification for
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air. We also feature our new Community Assistance Project (CAP) which is recruiting volunteers to support older people in local communities. And for those of you who want to shape and influence your communities ... work. You should also ensure you’re claiming all your entitlements. Millions of pounds worth of support, including £200m worth of Pension Credit, go unclaimed in Wales each year. “Age Cymru publishes
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Advocacy Programme—Two years on—Where are we now? GTAP was funded in 2016 by Welsh Government to support the implementation of the advocacy element of the Social Services and Well-being Wales Act (2014) ... Framework for Commissioning Independent Professional Advocacy for Adults In Wales 2. To support and build the capacity of the advocacy sector in Wales, and 3. To raise awareness of advocacy We
