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Counts 8 Advocacy Counts 8 is the latest report in a biennial series of surveys conducted by Age Cymru. It provides an updated snapshot of advocacy provision in Wales for adults, with a particular ... supported and the number of services providing advocacy support across Wales over the past two years. Age Cymru is particularly pleased to note the increase in the number of specialist advocacy providers, services
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rent, you could claim Housing Benefit. Housing Benefit is money to help people on a low income to cover their rent. Housing Benefit is a means-tested benefit. This means the amount you can get depends ... home, you won’t be eligible for Housing Benefit, but you could get support with your mortgage interest as part of Pension Credit instead. If you're of working age and claiming in an area where
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to care and support. Staff working in IAA services may need to refer some people to an IPA service. What process should be followed to decide when a referral should be made? The Social Services and Well-being ... (Wales) Act (“the Act”) requires local authorities to consider whether an individual may have a need for Independent Professional Advocacy (IPA) at every step of their journey through the social services
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Implementation Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee National Assembly for Wales February 2019 Introduction Age Cymru is the leading charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales ... quality services and the opportunity to shape their own future. We seek to provide a strong voice for all older people in Wales and to raise awareness of the issues of importance to them. We are pleased
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Experiences of people aged 50 or over in Wales during the Covid-19 lockdownCreating an age friendly Wales This survey is for people aged 50 or over across Wales, and is being undertaken by key organisations ... organisations that represent older people.It is important that Welsh Government and others hear from older people about their experiences of the lockdown and the impact that this has made on them.This survey
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simply, a pension scheme is a way of saving for later life, but with tax relief on your contributions. Most people are entitled to a state pension when they reach state pension age, but you may also have ... you can find free and impartial advice on pensions, annuities and retirement planning. For more information call Age Cymru Advice on 0300 303 44 98
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you want to volunteer with Age Cymru? Living away from my parents as they get older and seeing all the things I could do if I was ‘round the corner’.. made me want to do that for older neighbours who actually ... my life I also wanted to do some preventative healthcare (which I think tai chi is with its falls prevention research). What difference to your life has volunteering made to you? I have got to know a section
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Age at Work – case study guidance Older person Ideally this is 100 - 150 words summarising: • where the older person was before ( not employed/ employed /in need of support), • what they did with ... with the Age at Work programme • what happened as a result. o attitudinal change - feeling more confident, less lonely, more engaged at work etc o behavioural change - got a new job, got promoted , sorted
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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 for influencing or developing policy and practice. ... Email: lea.renoux@ageuk.org.uk Age UK Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock Square London WC1H 9NA T 0800 169 80 80 F 020 3033 1000 E policy@ageuk.org.uk www.ageuk.org.uk Age UK is a charitable company limited
