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summary 4 Key recommendations 5 Introduction 7 What is this inquiry? 7 Definitions 8 Background to the inquiry 8 Why does retirement housing matter? 9 How did the inquiry work? 9 Recent reports and guidance on ... retirement housing 10 About this report 11 Legal advice and advocacy 13 Complaints 13 Access to advice 16 The ‘Right to Manage’ 18 Reform of leasehold 21 Role of solicitors 23 Affordability 25 Service charges
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A summary of the evaluation Age UK’s Cascade Training Programme Empowering volunteers to support older people to improve their health and wellbeing The Cascade Training Programme supported organisations ... vulnerable older men to take part in new activities. Moving Movements Training for volunteers in the importance of understanding faith and culture when engaging older people from ethnic minority communities
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from GTAP Since April 2016 the Golden Thread Advocacy Programme (GTAP), funded by Welsh Government, has been working with a wide range of stakeholders across Wales to support the commissioning of independent ... under the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, to build the capacity of the advocacy sector and to raise awareness of advocacy. We have now come to the end of the funding for the programme
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1 Consultation response to ‘Residential Property Management Services: An update paper on the market study’ Competition and Markets Authority Ref: 1914 Date: September 2014 Name: Joe Oldman ... 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. Age
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Benefit April 2024 About this factsheet This factsheet explains what Housing Benefit is, who qualifies for it, and how it is calculated. It explains how to claim and what to do if you want to challenge a decision ... age. This is currently 66 years. If you are under State Pension age, refer to factsheet 56, Benefits for people under State Pension age. The information in this factsheet is correct for the period April
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Developing a Social Prescribing Framework Welsh Government October 2022 Age Cymru is the leading national charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people should be able ... access to high 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.
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currently 112,000 older people in Wales are estimated to live in poverty.1 The UK Government have been taking forward reforms to the State Pension for future generations of pensioners and employers are now ... and have the potential to improve pension coverage and incomes of older people in the future. The new State Pension was introduced in April 2016, however significant controversy remains over the communication
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Independent advocacy is a vital service for individuals to ensure that the person (and their well-being outcomes) is placed at the centre of the work of support services. Independent advocacy gives citizens ... There have been significant developments in the field of independent advocacy in the period between Advocacy Counts 5 (2016) and Advocacy Counts 6 (2018). The Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014
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Independent advocacy is a vital service for individuals to ensure that the person (and their well-being outcomes) is placed at the centre of the work of support services. Independent advocacy gives citizens ... There have been significant developments in the field of independent advocacy in the period between Advocacy Counts 5 (2016) and Advocacy Counts 6 (2018). The Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014
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Age Cymru is a registered charity 1128436. Company limited by guarantee and registered in Wales and England 6837284. Registered office address Ground Floor, Mariners House, Trident Court, East Moors Road ... an age friendly Wales Utilities The person you’re helping may need support with paying for their energy or accessing emergency support during this time. Some guidance is below: Emergency measures were agreed
