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Pension age, in need of support. It seems that the majority who are referred to food banks are of working age. Advisers told us that in their experience the need to access food banks most commonly arises ... e/IA_campaign_report_2013.pdf?dtrk=true Although most food bank enquiries were from people of working age, Age UKs also refer some pensioners to food banks. In situations such as the two cases described
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A range of regional advocacy provider networks have been developed across Wales to complement the work of the National Network for Adults Advocacy in Wales. The networks are an opportunity for services ... health and social care services. It’ll be independent of Government, the NHS and local authorities but work with them, and others, to support the continuous improvement of person-centred services. Report below
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age-proofing all its processes, eg research, supervision, regulatory sandbox, Project Innovate, thematic work. The FCA should ensure that the market does not discriminate unfairly on the grounds of age. This ... consumer outcomes, such as the ageing population discussion paper and the work on vulnerability and access. The vulnerability work, in particular, has had a positive impact on industry practice, prompting
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Manifesto 2016 Page 13 Page 14 National Advocacy awards SIAA guidelines for advocates working in prisons Page 15 Useful training and events Useful publications Age Cymru, Tŷ John Pathy
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No one should have no one Working to end loneliness amongst older people No one should have no one 03 What is Age UK doing to address loneliness? 05 What have we learnt? 10 What can you do to prevent ... and 12,000 people approached Age UK to find out more about volunteering opportunities. Age UK is working hard with many other organisations to encourage us all to come together to help reduce loneliness
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aware of the problem, but to ask us all to take action to reduce loneliness. The Commission will be working throughout 2017 to address the impact loneliness has on different sections of society and plans to ... This briefing outlines the information you need to know about loneliness amongst older people, what works to help them and the crucial role you can play in helping lonely older people in your constituency
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advocacy under the Act. Support the development of sustainable models for advocacy service delivery. Work with new and existing service providers to ensure they are tender ready for statutory advocacy commissioning ... bodies and service providers in using resources more efficiently to support well-being outcomes. Work with representative groups of potential service users and carers to raise awareness of advocacy in
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fulfil their duties under the Act. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all involved, for the work that they have done in the last three years in developing this Framework to ensure that advocacy services ... complete the work in developing the Framework and Toolkit. We are grateful for the expertise and knowledge of the Golden Thread Advocacy Programme staff team and for all their hard work in developing
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until the end of March 2023. Thirteen of the fifteen project staff are now in post and already working with older people, carers, volunteers and organisations across Wales. This exciting new project ... advocacy or any form of statutory advocacy and we won’t duplicate existing services, but rather we’ll work with and complement the existing advocacy providers across Wales. HOPE will engage with communities
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our local partners with information and advice on a range of issues influencing later life. We also work closely with our partners Age Cymru, Age NI, Age Scotland and Age International. INTRODUCTION The ... licencing that does not undermine their viability. - The DfT and other Government departments should work together on planning policies and guidance affecting the ability of older people to travel to essential
