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claim a free TV licence. The free TV licence will cover you and anyone else you live with, no matter what age they are. If you’re blind or have a severe sight-impairment , you can claim a 50% discount ... your licence. If you live with someone else, the licence will need to be in the name of the person who is blind or sight-impaired to get the discount. If you’re living in a care home or sheltered housing
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2010 (‘the Act’) came into force on 1 October 2010. It combined almost all previous anti-discrimination laws into one single piece of legislation. It expanded the scope of discrimination law to cover: Age ... the Act is the Public Sector Equality Duty – a duty for public bodies to consider and apply fairness and equality, especially in making decisions or policies. The information in this factsheet is applicable
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Our values support the way we do our work. The purpose of the values is to create a sense of unity and inspire behaviours that are needed and lead to success. The identified behaviours show how we work ... Caring We put people at the heart of what we do. We are determined and passionate about making life better by: always putting older people first listening to and valuing what other people have to say respecting
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response October 2022 1. Do you agree that the three overall objectives are appropriate? If not, what should they be? We tend to agree. Age Cymru welcomes the positive development of an action plan ... to older people. We feel that the plan would benefit from some restructuring: i. Clearer direction is needed on how the individual elements of the plan come together with an overarching aim. We believe
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and Musculoskeletal conditions in adults 1. In light of the effect of the pandemic on service, what should musculoskeletal services consider? Statistics for April 2021 show that of the 223,365 waiting ... musculoskeletal conditions. Older people have told of the stress of waiting and not knowing when treatment is going to start. They told us of how they are unable to sleep due to pain, some have been forced to
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to only about half the current minimum living wage. Overall spending on the State Pension in the UK is low compared to that in many other similar countries. Abandoning the triple lock would mean, in effect ... believes there is a strong case for retaining the triple lock at present because: o It has helped increase the real value of the basic State Pension after many years when it fell because it was only uprated
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backlogs The plan is ambitious in scope and includes some time scales for pandemic and waiting list recovery. It does set out well what needs to happen to address recovery, but little is included on exactly ... exactly how change will be achieved. As a result, it is difficult to say whether this will address backlogs and reduce waiting lists to lower than prepandemic levels. We welcome the split between planned
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with an energy supplier, the first thing to do is contact the company as soon as you can. Explain the problem and what you would like to be done to fix it. Remember: • Try not to get emotional and keep ... embarrassed – it’s your right to complain if you’re not satisfied; • Admit your part in the problem if you have any fault; and • Deal with one complaint at a time; ensure what you say is clear and fair
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Date: 9 April 2013 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained ... 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 is Tavis House 1-6
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ourselves is to get the free flu jab . If you're aged 50 and over you can get it for free too Make time for relatives, friends and neighbours. Darker nights and miserable weather can make it harder ... months. When it’s cold and the weather takes a turn it may get even harder. Popping out to run a few errands or doing an online shop could be a big help to someone Check their home is warm enough
