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income and you or your partner are under State Pension age. Universal Credit. 2 What is Universal Credit? Universal Credit is a means-tested, non-taxable benefit to cover basic living expenses. There are different ... elements payable depending on your circumstances – for example, if you’re a carer. Universal Credit is replacing 6 other means-tested benefits, known as ‘legacy benefits’. These are: • income-based Jobseeker’s
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Readers’ Panel at www.ageuk.org.uk/readers-panel. 2) Tell us your story. Have you been affected by any of the issues in this guide? Has Age UK’s information and advice helped? If so, we’d love to hear from you ... accepts any liability arising from its use and it is the reader’s sole responsibility to ensure any information is up to date and accurate. Please note that the inclusion of named agencies, websites, companies
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Credit and couples if one is over Pension Credit age October 2012 The Welfare Reform Act 2012 changes the way that couples are treated within the benefits system when one is over the qualifying age for Pension ... Pension Credit and the other younger. In the future, couples in this situation could receive much lower benefit support. This paper looks at the impact of the proposed reforms. Key points Couples
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supported housing. LHA Cap on Social Housing Age UK has added its voice to concerns over the implications of the LHA cap on social housing. Sheltered and extra care scheme could see a decline in services ... knock-on effective on the residential care sector, which is already under considerable strain. We are calling for all supported housing to be exempt from the cap in recognition of the significant social
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The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Wales) Regulations 2023 Consultation response April 2023 Age Cymru is the leading charity working to improve the lives of all ... services and the opportunity to shape their own future. We seek to provide a strong voice for all older people in Wales and to raise awareness of the issues of importance to them. We welcome the opportunity
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This figure is from the 2011 Census and is likely to have increased when factoring in the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Older Carers in Wales Survey 2022 was created to focus on the general experiences ... carers, asking them to state the number of hours per week they’re caring, their opinions on support for older unpaid carers, and what three things would make their life easier. The survey received 537 responses
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Centre for Policy on Ageing – Rapid review May 2014 The effectiveness of care pathways in health and social care Background Care pathways, also known as clinical pathways, critical pathways, care paths ... practice to be followed in the treatment of a patient or client with a particular condition or with particular needs. They are a distillation of the best available expert opinion on the care process and should
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AgeUKIG07 What to expect when you go into hospital, while you’re there and when you’re discharged. Your hospital stay. 2 We’d love to hear from you. 1) Join our Readers’ Panel. Have your say and be involved ... Readers’ Panel at www.ageuk.org.uk/readers-panel. 2) Tell us your story. Have you been affected by any of the issues in this guide? Has Age UK’s information and advice helped? If so, we’d love to hear from you
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Inquiry into the Blue Badge Scheme in Wales: Eligibility and Implementation Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee National Assembly for Wales February 2019 Introduction Age Cymru is the leading ... to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people should be able to lead healthy and fulfilled lives, have adequate income, access to high quality services and the opportunity
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Since the original publication of this guide, COVID-19 has become a major health emergency, including for this winter. The situation with COVID-19 may be subject to frequent changes for the foreseeable ... please visit the Welsh Government’s website for all the latest information in Wales, such as current national and/or local restrictions that may be in place: www.gov.wales/coronavirus Some of the basic measures
