institution immediately if you notice a suspicious transaction from your bank account or credit card. They will try to recover any money lost. They may cancel your current card and send you a new one to stop any ... your local council’s adult social services department . They can provide safeguarding support , and will work with you to consider what action to take. Contact Citizens Advice if you’re having trouble paying
maintains its value, and unless it is continues there is an increased risk that future pensioners will not achieve adequate retirement incomes. People currently in their late 50s and early 60s are adversely ... demographic and social changes. For example, increasing longevity, and more years spent in education, will affect the ages at which people start and end their working lives. The level and distribution of
challenges. And our recently launched More Money in Your Pocket guide will help you meet your food, fuel and other key winter costs. We recently published our fourth annual What Matters to You survey that ... in Wales. Enjoy! Make sure you keep warm this winter - despite the financial challenges With the cost-of-living crisis hitting hard some of you may be tempted to turn down your heating this winter. But
due to sickness, and for carers, children, childcare if working, and help towards rent and housing costs. The government department with responsibility for social security benefits is the Department for ... you both reach State Pension age. From 6 May 2026, State Pension age starts increasing again and will reach 67 years by 6 March 2028 (affecting anyone born between 6 April 1960 and 5 April 1977). If you
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every day costs such as extra heating, and disability equipment. Some people used the allowance to help with their care needs. This can be through formal payments to carers or by meeting the costs of family ... proportion said it was used for general costs, with everyone else giving one or more specific items. Even when people were spending their allowance on everyday costs such as food and clothing there were often
actual proportion of older carers is higher than these results. It is estimated that by 2037 there will be over half a million carers in Wales, a 40% rise on current levels. Carers play a vital role ... the distress and disruption for both the carer and the individual cared for, as well as reducing costs for the emergency services generated by unavoidable admissions. The contribution made by unpaid
2024 2 Introduction This General Election matters for older people. Worn down by the pandemic and cost of living crisis, many are yearning for a more positive future for themselves, their families and ... and we fight discrimination wherever we find it. We are here for older people when they need us and will continue to be here. Improving older people’s rights and tackling ageism Ageism is endemic in our
published a call for evidence on ‘Designing the broadband universal service obligation’.1 The findings will influence Ofcom’s advice to the Department for Culture Media & Sport on the design of the broadband ... than the richest quintile and more than twice as likely as households with average incomes.’9 The cost of getting online was mentioned as a concern by some older people who took part in Age UK qualitative
Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust Rural communities The meeting heard how distance, costs and connectivity all combine to create additional challenges. Geography was highlighted as a particularly ... able to communicate over platforms rather than needing to visit a hospital or a GP. Sophistication will become more and more normal in our lives. Connectivity is central and rural areas are behind in this