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that the levels of poverty remain high and are impacting all parts of the population, including pensioners.1 Housing We believe it’s important that Welsh Government’s proposed actions to decarbonise homes ... demonstrate otherwise. For those people aged 50 or over who are within three years of their State Pension age and realistically have a very low chance of working again – especially people claiming Employment
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People’s Alliance (COPA), Welsh Senate of Older People, Active Wales, National Pensioners Convention Wales, and Pensioners Forum Wales worked together to gather the experiences of people aged 50 or over
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employment experienced by people without access to a car’ (section 2.30), we would highlight that 48% of pensioner households do not have access to a car compared to 26% of all households,2 and many older people ... transport networks become increasingly significant as people get older. As referenced above, 48% of pensioner households do not have access to a car compared to 26% of all households,9 and many older people
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the people contacted through the programme, finding out they were eligible for benefits like pension credit or attendance allowance gave a real boost to their confidence and the financial means to get
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the health and social care sector as a whole. Indeed, CQC is expected to make further efficiency savings over the coming years, with its total funding envelope 5 falling from £249 million a year in 2015/16
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They discovered that the man didn’t even have a son and immediately invoked the Banking Protocol saving the man £30K. THE TRUST REFLEX. IT MAKES US LOSE CONTROL. 1 Take Five to Stop Fraud • Take Five to
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condemned my boiler and confirmed it was leaking carbon monoxide. I am so glad I rang Age Cymru – they saved my life.” How do I make a Will? Making a Will is important. It isn’t as difficult and expensive as
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aware of the protection that is already in place from online retailers/banks, e.g. PayPal, paying by credit card, bank protection against internet fraud. More promotion of the Age UK website and links to trusted ... initial steps to register and followed this up at a suitable time. “obviously when you’re on a pension you’ve got to watch your money a little bit but I did a deal with BT and I wasn’t paying much more
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all four nations of the UK. Wales is also the UK region/country with the highest percentage of pensioners on a low income outside of London. Over 100,000 older people in Wales are estimated to be living
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adequate standard of living 11.1 Relative pensioner poverty has fallen over the last twenty years but there are still 1.6 million (14 per cent) of pensioners living in poverty (with incomes of less than ... The Government should set targets for the continued reduction and eventual abolition of pensioner poverty. Pensioner poverty should be halved by 2020. 9
