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life. We’re Age UK and our goal is to enable older people to love later life. We are passionate about affirming that your later years can be fulfilling years. Whether you’re enjoying your later life or ... make the best of your life. Our network includes Age Cymru, Age NI, Age Scotland, Age International and more than 160 local partners. This information guide has been prepared by Age UK and contains general
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and supporting older carers in Wales Creating an age friendly Wales 2 A One-Stop-Shop Guide for Older Carers in Wales Contents Introduction to Age Cymru’s Carers Project 3 Identifying and supporting ... supporting older unpaid carers in Wales 4 Your rights 5 Carers needs assessment 6 Should I talk to my GP? 8 Benefits and financial help 9 Benefits calculators 10 Financial support 11 Help with Council
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and supporting older carers in Wales Creating an age friendly Wales 2 A One-Stop-Shop Guide for Older Carers in Wales Contents Introduction to Age Cymru’s Carers Project 3 Identifying and supporting ... supporting older unpaid carers in Wales 4 Your rights 5 Carers needs assessment 6 Should I talk to my GP? 8 Benefits and financial help 9 Benefits calculators 10 Financial support 11 Help with Council
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Services that can tackle loneliness Age Cymru's Friend in Need service - this service provides a weekly 30 minute friendship call to an older person in Wales Local Age Cymru organisations may be aware of ... of social activities offered in your area; or contact our national Age Cymru Advice line. volunteering with Age Cymru - If you're missing the social connections you used to have through
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AgeUKIG43 Creating an age friendly Wales Winter wrapped up A guide to keeping warm, safe and well this winter Health & wellbeing 2 Winter wrapped up Who we are Age Cymru is the national charity for older ... older people in Wales. Age Cymru works to develop and deliver positive change with and for older people. Our vision is an age friendly Wales. Our mission is to make life better for older people. Together
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If your husband, wife, civil partner or cohabiting partner (provided you have a child or children) has died you may be able to claim Bereavement Support Payment to help ease some of the financial ... claim if your spouse, civil partner or cohabiting partner (provided you have a child or children) died after 6 April 2017. This benefit isn't means-tested, so you can make a claim regardless of your income
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Through the This is Older project, Age Cymru has engaged with people aged 50 plus from across Wales, as well as people and organisations that represent older peoples interests, to consider their representation ... representations we currently see fall into extremes and reinforce stereotypes of ageing. For example, wrinkly hands on the walking stick to the extraordinary sky-diving 90 year old. In reality, the over 50’s
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AgeUKIG02 Navigating later life. LGBT+. 2 We’d love to hear from you. 1) Join our Readers’ Panel. Have your say and be involved in updating our guides by joining our Readers’ Panel. You don’t need any specialist ... Readers’ Panel at www.ageuk.org.uk/readers-panel. 2) Tell us your story. 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
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1 Annual Review 2016/17 2 3 We’re Age UK Age UK is the country’s largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. We are national In the UK we help more than 7 million older people ... which includes Age UK, Age Cymru, Age NI and Age Scotland and over 150 local Age UK partners in England and Wales. We are international We work with our international subsidiary charity, Age International
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individual lives, to big moments that influence major change that benefits everyone – they all show how Age UK helps people to love later life. Our vital work is shaped by five ambitions which are driven by ... crafty with their knitting needles. A full copy of our Annual Report and Accounts is available on Age UK’s website www.ageuk.org.uk 4 5 8 The moment we received a unicorn in the post 1 The moment the
