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older people are empowered to know their rights and are able to challenge discrimination in all its forms We believe that it is essential that older people are aware of their rights and are able to exercise ... empowering older people to know their rights and being able to challenge discrimination in all its forms. Work to ensure that the impact of ageism upon older people and society is understood Older people
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important role it plays. For example, qualitative research commissioned by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and published in 2010 looked at AA and Disability Living Allowance (DLA), and concluded: ... avoiding deterioration in health.2 Age UK has previously asked older people about the impact that claiming AA and other benefits have on their life3 and in the light of possible reforms we decided to look
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suitable, trusted, person can manage them on their behalf – see section 8. The Welsh Government have stated that “direct payments are an integral part of meeting people’s needs through care and support planning ... especially as my rheumatoid arthritis makes it difficult to write, but my daughter helps me fill in forms and I can then file them myself”. 4 Background information on eligibility criteria and charging procedures
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the estate ensuring inheritance tax is paid distributing the estate according to the will. You can claim expenses from the estate for this work. To find out more about your responsibilities as an executor
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friend or relative try. If you own your home and are in receipt of a means-tested benefit such as Pension Credit, you may be entitled to a free annual gas safety check from your energy supplier. You should ... have Priority Services Registers for people who need extra help. This could be because you’re over pension age or living with a long-term health condition or disability. You might need support temporarily
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share with you the findings of the survey we conducted in partnership with National Pensioners’ Convention Wales, Pensioners Forum Wales, Cymru Older Peoples’ Alliance and the Welsh Senate of Older People ... winter lockdown survey In March 2021 Age Cymru, together with colleagues in Active Wales, COPA, Pensioners Forum Wales, NPC Wales, Welsh Senate of Older People and Women Connect First undertook a nationwide
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number of trips people taken each year by any form of transport begins to declinei. Although travel by car as a passenger or driver is still the primary form of travel, the percentage of older people holding ... make proportionately more trips by public transport (bus, coach and rail). Buses are the most popular form of public transport and they are used frequently. Thirty-nine percent of people over 60 take a bus
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of the total.8 The static and often low incomes of older people who are reliant on the State Pension or other state benefits is a cause of fuel poverty. It is also prevalent amongst older people who live ... age-electricity-bill-compared.html 6 customers in 2011. Under this scheme older people on Pension Credit Guarantee Credit should automatically receive rebates off their energy bills (worth £140 in
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details. If you’re on a low income, legal aid may be available for challenging a landlord’s ‘possession claim’, meaning you could get free legal advice and representation, provided your case is considered strong ... within 14 days of the contract starting. The type of contract that you’ve been given should be clearly stated within it. If you are concerned that you might have been issued with the wrong type, seek specialist
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regarding the inadmissibility of settlement agreement offers and discussions in unfair dismissal claims? Q2. Should the Code also include reference to the statutory requirements for drawing up a settlement ... sole aim is to remove the employee from their organisation in a risk-free way. In spite of the claim in the introduction of the Code that: “This ‘without prejudice’ confidentiality does not, however
