Ageing in squalor and distress: older people in the private rented sector Older people who privately rent their homes Age UK, October 2016 Contact: joe.oldman@ageuk ... housing wealth owned by older people, with one estimate putting the figure at £1.28 trillion1. But these reports can obscure the fact that more than 21 per cent of older people over 55 have no housing
disadvantage. Over 100,000 pensioners are living in poverty in Wales, which has the highest proportion of older people living in poverty outside of London. We will be looking to Welsh Government to ensure that pensioners ... commitment to embed older people's rights across public service delivery in Wales.We were pleased that the Deputy Minister was able to join us and lead a good discussion on older people’s rights at the recent
the last 25 years (over half of all branches across the UK), leaving hundreds of thousands of older people without convenient access to basic banking services. This rate has accelerated in the past year ... work harder to respond to the needs of their older customers and our ageing society and to raise awareness among Parliamentarians of the risk that older people cannot access these essential services in the
NICE i ymgynghori arno, Mawrth 2015: Home care: Delivering personal care and practical support to older people living in their own homes. 9 StatsCymru: https://statswales.wales.gov.uk/Catalogue/Health-an
megis incwm neu 1 Llywodraeth Cymru (2012) People and vehicle licensing and ownership – 2011, SB 98/2012 Tabl 2.18 Ar gael yn: http://wales.gov.uk ... 6 Y Cyngor Ymchwil Economaidd a Chymdeithasol (heb ddyddiad) Independence crucial to wellbeing in older age:evidence briefing. Ar gael yn: http://www.esrc.ac.uk/_images/Wellbeing%20in%20older%20age_tcm8-18760
and the many local Age UKs and older people’s groups. We provide services at a local and national level including information and advice that reaches some 6 million people each year. Internationally, we ... around ageing and older people’s issues, drawing on the views, experience and expertise of older people and paying particular attention to the voices of disadvantaged and vulnerable older people. Contents Introduction
rights to advocacy. If they apply, you may also choose from the services below. Dementia Children Deaf People Are they sectioned under the mental health act, under guardianship or subject to a community treatment ... Choice Referring to Mental Health Mattters and People First Bridgend 0808 8010330 Mental Health TGP Cymru Independent professional advocacy for children/young people who are on the CP register,LAC, CIN or Care
particular our safeguarding policies and work around protecting older people in their homes, we do not send our fundraisers to knock on people’s doors to ask for donations. We do not ask for direct debit ... We do not ‘cold call’ people for fundraising purposes. ‘Cold calling’ involves a company or business calling someone with whom they’ve had no prior contact. We only call people who have supported us in
reassessment process. About Age UK Age UK supports people in later life and our information and advice services reach around 5 million people a year. Nationally we provide information through written ... Although most people contacting Age UK at a local or national level want information relating to people aged 65 and over, we also receive enquiries from, and provide support to, people in their 50s and
East Anglia Age UK Advisory Group Members: Prof David Oliver: National Clinical Director for Older People, Department of Health Mr David Buck: Senior Fellow, Public Health and Health Inequalities, The ... .......................... 11 Section 1: The older population: Numbers, health conditions and functioning .......................... 14 Chart 1: The older population ..................................