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If you’re out of work or on a low income, you may be able to claim Universal Credit to boost the money you have coming in. Universal Credit (UC) is a means-tested benefit that has been rolled out nationally ... 2018. It will eventually replace the 'legacy' benefits listed below by migrating existing claimants to UC: Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance Income-related Employment and Support Allowance Housing Benefit
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As local authorities look for ways to cut spending, while continuing to support growing numbers of older people to stay healthy and active, this briefing makes the case for: • Building the effects of ... of demographic change into budgets • Developing a more strategic approach to ageing and improved cross-sector and crossdepartment coordination • Protecting the most vulnerable • Delivery in full on existing
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AgeUKIG30 Improving energy efficiency around your home Save energy, pay less 2 We’d love to hear from you. 1) Join our Readers’ Panel. Have your say and be involved in updating our guides by joining our ... Age UK’s information and advice helped? If so, we’d love to hear from you to provide relatable examples that benefit others. Email your story to stories@ageuk.org.uk. This information guide has been prepared
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of a world where older people flourish. We are here to stand up for the 14 million people in the UK and 846 million people internationally who have now reached later life, but also to speak for the long-term ... long-term interests of every one of us, working to ensure that experiences of ageing improve from one generation to the next. We aim to improve later life for everyone through our information and advice, campaigns
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factsheet This factsheet explains options and issues to consider if you are thinking about buying retirement housing. This is specialist housing for older people, which can be simply ‘age exclusive’ or ... about housing for older people and how to choose a suitable option is in factsheet 64, Specialist housing for older people. Information on the process of buying a home, including how to find an estate
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Fuel poverty estimates for Wales, based on 2018 data, report that 155,000 households in Wales were living in fuel poverty. This is equivalent to 12% of all households in Wales.1 To tackle fuel poverty effectively ... fuel poverty and updated data on housing stock quality for Wales. Older people are the group most likely to suffer from fuel poverty, where having to spend a disproportionate amount on fuel takes money away
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CHC – the National Framework 9 4 Who might be eligible for NHS CHC? 10 4.1 Eligibility decisions – ‘primary health need’ and the National Framework ... 6 ‘Underpinning Principles’ to the assessment and eligibility process (including a ‘person-centred’ approach) 28 5.7 Case studies – examples of where NHS CHC
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the different ways to switch, the common types of tariff and how to compare them, and what to do if things go wrong. Note – Switching may not always save you money. It is important to seek impartial advice ... switching, for example from the Citizens Advice Consumer Helpline. In Scotland, contact Energy Advice Scotland. The information in this factsheet is correct for the period September 2024 to August 2025
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Cymru Advice 0300 303 44 98 www.agecymru.org.uk Factsheet 41w May 2024 Social care assessments for older people with care needs in Wales Factsheet 41w May 2024 ... making a referral 9 3.2 Needs assessment for the person with care needs (and, where relevant, also an assessment for their carer) 10 3.3 Eligibility criteria 11 3.4 Provision
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The Care Act: consultation on draft regulations and guidance to implement the cap on care costs and policy proposals for a new appeals system for care and support Ref: 0715 Date: March 2015 All rights ... parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice.
