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Scotland or Age NI for further information. Contact details can be found at the back. Contact details for organisations mentioned in the factsheet can be found in the Useful organisations section. Age UK ... from a council or housing association 9 6 Service charges 11 7 Other charges 11 8 What financial help can I get? 12 9 Extra care housing 13 10 The Abbeyfield Society 14 11 Almshouses 14 Useful organisations
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crisis. The cost of food, heating, travel, and essential amenities have all risen staggeringly. Pensioner poverty is a reality in Wales in both urban and rural areas. Many older people are forced to do ... we’re needed most Please donate to Age Cymru and together we can make a difference to the lives of older people in Wales. Even a small amount can make a big impact. Donate online at: www.agecymru.org.uk/donate
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will • Improve public awareness of scams and fraud and increase knowledge about the steps people can take to protect themselves. • Remove stigma and embarrassment about being a victim of scams and ensure ... crimes. • Share consistent messaging to the public and media. Being scammed or targeted by fraud can have a devastating impact on some of the most vulnerable people in Wales. Scams target everyone and
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page 7 that the guidance should be used to let individuals, families and the public know what they can expect from the social worker, as advocacy is not well understood by the general public. Practice ... Cymru and the Older People’s Commissioner for Wales with the aim of making Wales more hostile to those who would scam older and vulnerable people. Its members includes Trading Standards, Scambusters, Get Safe
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and that transport is vital to leading an active and independent life. 2. A lack access to transport can have a profound impact on the quality of life, health and wellbeing of those in later life. For those ... Age UK is calling for all areas and means of transport to be ‘age-friendly’ so that older people can remain active for as long as possible, with national and local governments taking into account the
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the awareness raising of advocacy regionally. Identify Advocacy Ambassadors through the forums, who will be supported and enabled to promote awareness of rights and choices, and the importance, benefits ... Training will also be offered to professionals in health and social care who would benefit from greater awareness of advocacy and how it can be accessed in Wales. The HOPE project outcomes: 1. Sustainable community
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document. Age Cymru Resources A guide to different types of advocacy A guide to advocacy and how it can help you Framework for commissioning independent professional advocacy for adults. Age Cymru has ... services. Our speakers and workshop facilitators were fantastic and we’re so grateful to everyone who came and made the day such a success. The conference presentations are available to view on the
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achievements. We exist to stand up for the 14 million people in the UK and 846 million people internationally who have now reached later life, but also to speak for the long-term interests of every one of us. We do ... 99 per cent. Home & care Travel & lifestyle Health & wellbeing 3 This year we helped older people claim £145 million in benefits they were entitled to. In seven days our Moneybus reached more than 3,000
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to be informed, heard and involved Someone there for me and only me Someone to listen to me so I can make my own decisions Someone to support me Someone to help me access and understand information Someone ... My advocate was the only person who listened to me and only me, who understood everything I said and helped me to find my way forward”. “ My advocate was the person who was there for me and only me, they
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personal data such as their full name, address, date of birth, bank details or pin numbers – scammers can use this information to steal their identity. • Not be pressured into donating money and never make ... in place if they feel they need extra security about who is calling them. • Not be worried about saying no and putting the phone down on strangers who might phone them. Phone scams You could help the person
