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Independent advocacy is a vital service for individuals to ensure that the person (and their well-being outcomes) is placed at the centre of the work of support services. Independent advocacy gives citizens ... have been significant developments in the field of independent advocacy in the period between Advocacy Counts 5 (2016) and Advocacy Counts 6 (2018). The Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 places
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Independent advocacy is a vital service for individuals to ensure that the person (and their well-being outcomes) is placed at the centre of the work of support services. Independent advocacy gives citizens ... have been significant developments in the field of independent advocacy in the period between Advocacy Counts 5 (2016) and Advocacy Counts 6 (2018). The Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 places
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is capped at a lower amount, regardless of how much water you use. The Priority Services Register is a free service provided by utility suppliers to help older and vulnerable customers. Examples ... Examples of the assistance you could get include large print bills, water deliveries in emergencies, and telephone notification of an interruption to your supply. Contact your water supplier to get added
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the second publication from The Centre for Later Life Funding, which in turn, sits under the guise of the ILC-UK. The Centre is, in part, a continuation of its predecessor body the Care Funding Advice ... Care Act’s recognition of the need for financial advice. The Centre represents a significant expansion in terms of scope and output to include policy briefings and research papers, which consider not just questions
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benefits of respite 13 Day centres and older carers’ support groups 14 Care reform, direct payment and service provision 16 Support from professionals 17 Training paid carers 20 Getting information to older carers ... Contents 2 Care and support is currently in crisis due to lack of funding. Fewer and fewer older people are qualifying for local authority support. There are few services that are aimed at preventing those
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Creating an age friendly Wales Current experiences of people aged 50 or over in Wales of the Covid-19 pandemic, and views on the year ahead June 2022 Contents Page About this research 3 Current experiences ... Looking forward to 33 2. Challenges in the year ahead 35 3. Re-engaging with the community 37 4. Future finances 39 Current experiences of people aged 50 or over in 2 Wales of the Covid-19 pandemic, and
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discriminatory abuse are embodied in legislation including the Human Rights Act 1998 and the Equality Act 2010. Discriminatory abuse exists when values, beliefs or culture result in a misuse of power that denies ... It is the exploitation of a person’s characteristics, which excludes them from opportunities in society, for example, education, health, justice, civic status and protection. It includes discrimination
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This benefit isn't means-tested, so you can make a claim regardless of your income or whether you're in work, but there are certain eligibility criteria. BSP has replaced the following benefits: Bereavement ... Pension') Widowed Parent’s Allowance Bereavement Payment. Claiming BSP if you're not married or in a civil partnership If you have a child or children and were living with your partner when they died
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Relevant and appropriate information and advice helps us to make informed decisions, plan ahead, access services and entitlements and contribute to society. Delivered effectively, it can help to promote the independence ... independence of older people, empowering them to make choices, secure their rights and act in their own interests1 Advocacy can be defined as: . For example, older people may require information and advice
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Independent advocacy is a vital service for individuals to ensure that the person (and their well-being outcomes) is placed at the centre of the work of support services. Independent advocacy gives citizens ... have been significant developments in the field of independent advocacy in the period between Advocacy Counts 5 (2016) and Advocacy Counts 6 (2018). The Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 places
