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disproportionately expensive, guidance through Pension Wise. Whether or not consumers will need to pay for formal advice should be clear upfront. Age UK recommends basing any thresholds on the value of ... for older people, and it is essential that these are investigated and mitigated before the reforms go ahead. It is far from clear that the marketplace will be able to deliver, at least on terms that
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need information and support with issues such as housing, accessing services, dealing with loneliness and isolation or dealing with service providers such as utilities companies. HOPE also helps ... people to engage with professionals, take part in community activities, understand their rights as an older person, access information to make informed choices and have their voices heard. HOPE has
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but also by using the PAYE system to incorporate people with multiple jobs. The higher the trigger, the more it disadvantages those hard-working people with several low-paying jobs. We agree that self-employed ... calls to exclude particular sectors or groups – a pension is part of pay, and there are already easements for short-term employees (such as the three-month waiting period). Extending coverage alone will
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is a gentle reminder of the things we can do to keep ourselves cool, safe and well in extreme heat. As we get older our bodies are often slow to recognise our needs and at regulating our temperature. How ... thirsty is a sign you’re already dehydrated. • You can keep hydrated by drinking little and often throughout the day. • Water based drinks and milk are particularly re-hydrating. • If you’re not a big drinker
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requiring extensive redesign for each wave of innovation, but capable of supporting new innovations as they arise, including the making of payments through the voice-activated ‘Internet of things’. Introduction ... the response below we have focused on those questions we are qualified to answer and which we regard as priorities for the older population. Where the questions raise technical issues outside our area of
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and employee could negotiate a severance package to terminate the employment contract, for example a pay-off and a reference, in exchange for the employee giving up the right to make a claim to an Employment ... make the system more complex. • Individuals who leave via a settlement agreement should be classed as nonvoluntary leavers, and therefore entitled to make day one claims for Jobseekers Allowance. 1.
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services and support during the Coronavirus outbreak. We have all been advised to self-isolate as much as possible to help protect us from the virus. This is particularly important for people over 70 and ... telephone call from us in either English or Welsh. All you have to do is call Age Cymru Advice on 08000 223 444 or send us an email - please ensure you include the following information in your email. This
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people identified by the Government as ‘extremely vulnerable’) Available at: https://gov.wales/protectyourself-others-coronavirus Summaries of each of the above are as follows: Guidance: Self-isolating (for ... for 7 days after the onset of their symptoms. This will reduce the risk of you infecting others. If you live with others and you or one of them have symptoms that may be caused by coronavirus (COVID-19)
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has made on them. This survey will take 15 minutes to complete. Your response is anonymous. Thank you for your support in completing this survey. A. Lockdown A1. During the lockdown I was part of a shielded ... Tablet If no, do you think it would have been helpful to have access to the internet? Yes No Creating an age friendly Wales 50+ B. Your experiences during lockdown B1. How have you been accessing
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society and why. Have we prioritised the right areas? Comments: We welcome a rights based approach, as we believe that the promotion and protection of the rights of older people should be a priority in ... outlining some of the early results of our ongoing survey on the support needs for older carers as well as our general survey on older people’s experiences of Covid19. We continue to support the focus,
