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information, and difficulties in communicating their views, wishes and feelings (paras 55-60, 63).2A. If a person is assessed as experiencing one or more of these barriers, and this is because of an impai ... person (para 60). If a person lacks capacity but falls outside the IMCA criteria, other forms of advocacy, including Independent Professional Advocacy, should still be considered. 2B. If a person is assessed
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will only contact you about products and services provided and/or offered by the Age Cymru Network, if you have agreed for us to do so. We do not sell personal data. We’ll never sell your personal data ... permission to contact them. We will always check first that you’re happy to speak to us when we phone. And if you don’t want to be phoned, just let us know. Every communication from us to members of the public
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people (here defined as 50 to 64 year olds) are seen as a lucky generation: they have enjoyed high employment rates over much of their working lives and many were able to get onto the housing ladder in time ... never been greater as employees more regularly change employers. However, enrolled workers will have to save more than the minimum required amounts if they are to build a sufficient retirement income. Whether
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risks of unsafe alcohol consumption in over-50s, plans to provide further support for families and carers of people who misuse substances and to tackle dependence on prescription only medicines (POM) and ... health checks, we believe that health checks should be offered on an annual basis as part of GP contracts (particularly for older people). We also support removing the upper age limit on NHS health checks
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Further information on taking a complaint to the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales if you are unhappy with the local authority’s response 28 12.1 When can a complaint be escalated to the ... Formal investigations by the Ombudsman 31 12.6 Decision and report of the Formal Investigation 32 12.7 If you are dissatisfied with a decision by the Ombudsman 33 13 Judicial review 34 13.1 Background information
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to test and learn how to offer easier access to welfare benefits advice for older people and their carers, with a view to sharing best practice. Information and advice provided online needs to be high ... their housing, welfare benefits and financial commitments. These problems if left unresolved, often act as barriers to employment, can move households into poverty and can negatively affect a person’s physical
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Have you been affected by any of the issues in this guide? Has Age UK’s information and advice helped? If so, we’d love to hear from you to provide relatable examples that benefit others. Email your story ... written with you in mind. This information guide has been produced with the help of older people, carers and expert peer reviewers. Published: November 2023 3 Contents What this guide is about 4 Practical
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potentially 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. ... their workplace pension in order to save into a LISA instead. We would also be extremely concerned if the LISA were to be a precursor to a move to an ISA model for pension saving more generally as our
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to test and learn how to offer easier access to welfare benefits advice for older people and their carers, with a view to sharing best practice.I nformation and advice provided online needs to be high quality ... their housing, welfare benefits and financial commitments. These problems if left unresolved, often act as barriers to employment, can move households into poverty and can negatively affect a person’s physical
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1 – Higher employer contributions ............................................................................................................................ 6 Scenario 2 – Matching employer contributions ... .................................................................................. 7 Impact on employers ...............................................................................................
