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
‘popin’ and find out more about our work, how we can help and to share your thoughts and issues with us. I hope you enjoy these and the many other updates on our work across Wales. Victoria Lloyd 2 The ... Senate of Older People, Active Wales, National Pensioners Convention Wales, and Pensioners Forum Wales worked in partnership to understand the experiences of the Covid-19 pandemic by people aged 50 or over in
Quality Performance Mark (QPM) from the National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) for the work it delivers through projects such as HOPE and Dementia Advocacy. The QPM is the UK’s only independent ... their needs and have increased choice and control in their lives. To gain the QPM, the charity’s work in this area had to undergo a rigorous self-assessment process and policy review followed by a
that many carers were just about coping but worried about how they will manage in the future. We’re working with Carers Trust Wales to make sure older carers know what help and support is available. We also ... told us the pandemic has made things worse. Whilst many GP surgeries have adapted to newer ways of working, getting an appointment can be a major issue. One respondent, a female aged 55-59 from Cardiff said:
3 As we all live longer, more of us will need to get out and about as consumers, to volunteer, to work and as care givers. We will need to ensure that those who are less mobile or not online are not left ... context for local government, service providers and the communities they serve, there is a real need to work together to remove the barriers older people face to participating in their communities. Our vision
violence or exploitation’.1 Older people must not be placed at risk of abuse or neglect. Agencies must work together to safeguard individuals, to uphold an individual’s fundamental right to be safe, to minimise ... who are subject to a safeguarding investigation. The Welsh Government and local authorities should work with 1 Welsh Government (2010) The Right
newsletter edition, detailing their journey so far through Wales as members of team HOPE. They’ve been working on a volunteer handbook as well as a volunteer training package and look forward to seeing them ... the organisation, local partners and services in their areas. This has helped them build strong working relationships with valuable contacts, meaning we’ve been able to recruit volunteers and help spread
report and Executive summary of the latest Advocacy Counts 6. Advocacy Counts 7 - survey closed and work is now underway on the final document. Age Cymru Resources A guide to different types of advocacy ... and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014. This tool has been developed by providers of advocacy services, working with the Golden Thread Advocacy Programme (GTAP) and is designed as an internal document, to help
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
website. This factsheet sets out the impact of different choices for drawing down pension funds on working-age means-tested benefits and Pension Credit. These cover issues affecting your income, your capital ... in chunks 6 3.5 Cash in the whole pot 6 3.6 Mix of the above 6 4 Tax 7 5 Benefits for people of working age 7 5.1 Income 8 5.2 Capital 8 5.2.1 Capital limits 8 5.3 Mixture of income and capital 9 6 Benefits