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towards care home fees – how your income is viewed 25 7.1 Disregarded income 26 7.2 Income that is partly disregarded 27 7.3 ‘Notional’ income 29 8 ‘Deprivation of assets’ ... ‘self-fund’ care – is any sort of assistance still available? 59 20.2 Choosing to make the arrangement yourself 60 20.3 If you are self-funding, but your capital is reducing
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Council Tax is a compulsory, property-based tax paid to local authorities. The Council Tax Reduction Scheme is a benefit administered by local authorities in Wales to help people who are on a low ... whether you own your own home or rent, or whether you’re working or unemployed. Council Tax Reduction is administered by your Local Authority so you should contact them to make a claim. Apply for Council
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people ....................................................................................... 9 5 What works? .......................................................................................... ... ........................................................................................... 14 6 What are the challenges and barriers? ................................................................
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and Social Care in Wales Written evidence submitted by Age Cymru April 2017 Introduction Age Cymru is the leading national charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe ... working - it is widely recognised that a number of obstacles and challenges to providing quality person-centred care derive from the separation of the health and social care systems. Whilst funding is predominantly
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inequality have also been those most negatively affected by the pandemic. A core tenet of advocacy is to redress inequality so that people’s rights are upheld and that they are respected as individuals ... are supported through advocacy. The sample size might appear small but it represents a significant number of advocates working across Wales who are in a unique position to identify weaknesses in systems
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age (currently 66) who have care needs. It explains what Attendance Allowance is, the eligibility criteria, and how to make a claim. It explains what to do if you have a change of circumstance. If you have ... Scotland, PIP is being replaced by the Adult Disability Payment (ADP). As such, any references in this factsheet to PIP should also be taken to include ADP. The information in this factsheet is correct for
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Cost of Caring for an Ageing Population Finance Committee January 2018 Introduction Age Cymru is the leading national charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe ... 65-84 years is expected to rise by 27% and the population aged 85+ years, by 127%1. 2. In Wales, healthy life expectancies are increasing, but the number of years spent living with poor health is also increasing2
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Cost of Caring for an Ageing Population Finance Committee January 2018 Introduction Age Cymru is the leading national charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe ... 65-84 years is expected to rise by 27% and the population aged 85+ years, by 127%1. 2. In Wales, healthy life expectancies are increasing, but the number of years spent living with poor health is also increasing2
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of Tai Chi. What difference to your life has volunteering made to you? Volunteering has helped professionally and of course, personally as I enjoy interacting with people on these levels. What do you enjoy ... experience? What I enjoy most about volunteering is the feeling and satisfaction of watching others gaining confidence with what they are doing to improve their own lives through Tai Chi. What would you
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org.uk Age UK is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 and registered company number 6825798). The registered address is Tavis House, 1-6 ... 1-6 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9NA. 2 About Age UK Age UK is the country's largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. The Age UK network includes around 165 local
