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1 Consultation Response Inquiry into Loneliness and Isolation Health, Social Care and Sport Committee March 2017 Introduction Age Cymru is the leading national charity working to improve the ... including such factors as housing, transport, community facilities, health and wellbeing services 1. On March 2nd, Age Cymru launched a campaign against loneliness. As part of this campaign, we asked
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1 Handout on principles of the Act The Act is built on the following core principles: • Voice and control – putting an individual and their needs at the centre of their care and support, with voice and
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over were internet users in 2018-19.1 1 Welsh Government, National Survey for Wales 2018-19 Internet use and digital skills https://gov.wa
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1 Consultation Response Age related TV licence policy BBC February 2019 Introduction Age Cymru is the leading charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people
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1 Consultation Response Fair Work Commission call for evidence about fair work in Wales November 2018 Introduction Age Cymru is the leading charity working to improve the lives of all older people ... continuing to work in older age with just over 1.2 million people currently working past this age in the UK.1 In Wales, 61,000 people aged 65 and over were employed in March 2016, an increase of 23% over three
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‘open up markets to new entrants, driving greater competition and providing consumers with more choice’.1 Age UK is the country's largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. ... document,3 making a number of points about the needs of older people. Key points and recommendations 1. We do not currently support introducing competition to water customers. We do not believe the evidence
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NI and Age Scotland and around 150 local Age UK partners in England. A. Background and framework 1. Scope of international obligations International human rights protections for older people 1.1 Age ... service providers found that some were not even aware that age discrimination is now covered by the Act.1 This situation has been exacerbated by failure to provide adequate statutory guidance and does not comply
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available on Age UK’s website www.ageuk.org.uk 4 5 8 The moment we received a unicorn in the post 1 The moment the Prime Minister popped in to talk about pensions 2 The moment we helped Anna get back ... steps taken so far, including a report from the Financial Conduct Authority on vulnerable consumers. 1 Pensioner Income Series 2013/14, DWP 2015, Table 3.1 6% of pensioner couples and 21% of single pensioners
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particular risk of harm. Caroline Abrahams Charity Director, Age UK 3 Contents Executive summary 04 Chapter 1 07 Older people and power loss, floods and storms Chapter 2 11 Older people’s experiences ... family, who drove up from the South of England to look after him. Executive summary 5 Recommendations 1. Join up essential services better • The energy industry should work towards a ‘tell us once’ system
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Muscular Strength and endurance 1. Check sitting position – participants should be sitting in the front third of the chair, with feet hip width apart and toes forward of the knees 2. Sit up straight,
