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Poverty in later life – the facts August 2017 Introduction This briefing looks at how we define poverty and gives information about older people living on a low income: the extent of poverty in later ... time and who is at greatest risk. What do we mean by poverty? We consider people to be living in poverty when their resources are not enough to meet their basic needs and also to allow them to take part
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unique volunteering activity? This is a chance to make a real difference for care home residents, care home staff and yourself. It would suit someone keen to offer the following qualities and skills: • ... positive communication skills • Understanding of confidentiality • Understanding of and empathy with the needs of older people • Reliability, patience, and sensitivity • Interested in engaging with projects
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Work & Pensions Select Committee Inquiry Response Welfare to work Ref: 1915 August 2015 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational ... educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Name: Christopher Brooks e-mail: christopher.brooks@ageuk.org.uk
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Financial support – Carer’s Allowance 8 Support to have a life and identity of their own – the importance of respite 10 Stress and ill health 11 Social isolation 13 The benefits of respite 13 Day centres and older ... carers 20 Getting information to older carers 20 Carers’ stories – What it is like to be a carer post-retirement 22 Contents 2 Care and support is currently in crisis due to lack of funding. Fewer and fewer
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struggling to cover your rent, you could claim Housing Benefit. Housing Benefit is money to help people on a low income to cover their rent. Housing Benefit is a means-tested benefit. This means the amount ... amount you can get depends on: your savings who you live with how much rent you pay how many rooms you have in your home if you get disability or carer’s benefits (such as Carer’s Allowance ,
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13/14 Neptune Court Vanguard Way, Cardiff CF24 5PJ Tel: 029 2043 1555 www.agecymru.org.uk Age Cymru is a registered charity 1128436. Company limited by guarantee and registered in England and Wales 6837284 ... com/agecymru twitter.com/agecymru Creating an age friendly Wales Follow us on: 1 Contents Why we need Wales to be age friendly 2 Goal 1: Equality, rights and participation 6 Goal 2: Informed and included 9 Goal
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Age Matters The quarterly newsletter from Age Cymru Autumn Edition 2021 Creating an age friendly Wales www.agecymru.org.uk facebook.com/agecymru twitter.com/agecymru 2 The quarterly newsletter from ... our services to meet an increasing demand will be one of our key challenges By Victoria Lloyd, Chief Executive, September 2021 This year, the months have passed by quickly and autumn is already upon us
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Missed opportunities: the impact on older people of cuts to rural bus services Missed opportunities: the impact on older people of cuts to rural bus services 1 Introduction 2 Changes to Bus Services 4 Social ... Missed opportunities: the impact on older people of cuts to rural bus services 2 Introduction Bus services provide a lifeline for many older people. For those without easy access to a car, having accessible
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2 3 Contents The Age UK Group comprises Age UK and its subsidiary companies and charities, all dedicated to helping people love later life. Our network includes Age UK, three national charities Age Cymru ... International, to fund programmes in over 40 developing countries. Age International is a member of the HelpAge global network and the Disasters Emergency Committee. www.ageuk.org.uk We’re Age UK A moment to introduce
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survey was carried out of advocates to gather evidence of the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic. This resulted in the Valuing Voices in Wales: Protecting Rights Through the Pandemic and Beyond report1. A ... survey, the advocacy sector in Wales collected evidence of the pandemic’s impact on people who are entitled to advocacy, the accessibility and quality of advocacy and on the ability of services to provide
