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age friendly Wales Winter wrapped up A guide to keeping warm, safe and well this winter Health & wellbeing 1 Winter wrapped up Contents What this guide is about 2 Preparing for winter 3 Staying safe and ... Keeping your home warm 14 What extra money could I be eligible for? 16 Heating your home efficiently 17 Winter myths 20 Useful organisations 23 Helpful telephone numbers 27 Supporting the work of Age Cymru 28
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2 UK Government ‘Energy Price Guarantee’ 14 5.3 UK Government Cost of Living Payments 14 5.4 ‘Warm hubs’ 15 6 The Welsh Government Warm Homes Nest scheme 15 6.1 Overview 15 6.2 Eligibility criteria 1: the ... 32 11.3 If you are eligible 33 12 Financial assistance from UK Government welfare benefits 33 12.1 Winter Fuel Payments 33 12.2 Cold Weather Payments 36 12.3 Budgeting Loans from the Social Fund scheme 37
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England and one local Age Cymru partner, who were already delivering a basic energy service to deliver winter events in their local communities to help raise awareness of the effect of cold weather on homes ... and was complemented by the running of additional activities such as extra lunch clubs through the winter months. This report provides the findings of the evaluation of this pilot, including the lessons
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it is believed to be the main reason behind increases in respiratory and circulatory diseases in winter. Older people are more likely to suffer from cold weather and in addition to affecting their health ... increasing income and reducing expenditure. Energy related pilots should be delivered over two winters to more effectively pilot a concept, including the benefits of providing such support not just in
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friendly Wales Winter wrapped up A guide to keeping warm, safe and well this winter Health & wellbeing 1 Winter wrapped up Contents What this guide is about 2 Preparing for winter 3 Your winter health 6 Keeping ... as comfortable as possible this winter. 2 Winter wrapped up What this guide is about This guide explains what you can do to get yourself and your home ready for winter, as well as where to go for more
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and part 4 (Meeting needs) can be found on the Social Care Wales website at: www.socialcare.wales/hub/codes-of-practice 3.3 Information specific to temporary care home stays The guidance outlined in section ... Regulations 2015 and a copy can be accessed on the Social Care Wales website at: www.socialcare.wales/hub/sswbact-regulations 3.4 Local authority duties in regard to information & advice and advocacy The Social
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and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 The Care Council for Wales Learning and Information Hub OPAAL launches Older People’s Advocacy Manifesto 2016 Page 13 Page 14 National Advocacy
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in energy. One person has already not had the heating on over the prior winter. ‘Heating costs; have been very cold this winter, trying to economise by wearing thermal underwear and 3 layers of jumpers ... over me when watching tv. First time in years we have not had the central heating on through the winter. Some fires in the wood burner but they do not heat the whole house. Ditto the gas fire in the sitting
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reported a better experience of accessing health and social care by the time of the second lockdown in winter 2020-21, as many local services had been able to adapt to keep up with appointments.13 This was heavily ... health would be a challenge. Claire Morgan, Director, and Jane Healey, Employers for Carers Wales Hub Manager, Carers Wales The impact of caring on health in Wales 13 14 “I’ve been diagnosed as having
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and government help. There are also some benefits specifically to help with bills in the winter, such as the Winter Fuel Payment and Warm Home Discount . You can contact Age Cymru Advice for further information ... this page: Factsheet 1w: Help with heating costs in Wales Factsheet 82: Getting the best energy deal Winter wrapped up information guide Save energy, pay less information guide
