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assessment, taking into account social impact, needs to be undertaken. o Building capacity in communities will require initial and sustained investment in existing and new voluntary and community organisations ... rural issues to be directly heard by central Government. There needs to be reassurance that Defra will be in a position to hold other government departments and local authorities to account to make sure
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hearings The paper states that more tribunal decisions will be made ‘on the papers’ and, where cases are ‘relatively straightforward and routine’, they will generally be made based on representations made online ... online. If it is felt that a judge needs to listen to the arguments, there will be more virtual hearings by telephone or video conference. We are concerned about the impact of these proposals and we are
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Cymru consultation response – LGBTQ+ Action Plan October 2021 1. Do you think the Action Plan will increase equality for LGBTQ+ people and what do you think the priorities should be? Age Cymru welcomes ... equality for LGBTQ+ people in Wales. It would be helpful if further detail were included on how actions will be achieved. We welcome the intersectional approach of the plan in recognition of how discrimination
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and the Secretary of State has said ‘By the autumn, no one will be waiting longer than six months, and before the end of the year, no one will be waiting for more than 16 weeks, which brings things back ... financial impact, the process of claiming a benefit, waiting for an assessment, and not knowing what will happen next, can be very stressful. People talk about making many phone calls to chase up claims and
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projected to grow to over 16 million in the next 20 years; a rise of nearly 50 per cent. We live and will continue to live in an ageing society. That fact shapes our priorities for the future.1 Our staff ... deal on State Pensions. The paper outlined a single-tier State Pension for future pensioners that will take effect in 2016. We continue to call for improvements to the State Pension for current pensioners
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projected to increase by 29.3% to 378,100 between 2018 and 2028 By 2030, it is projected that there will be over 1,008,000 older people in Wales – 33% of the total population.9 5 Life expectancy ... More than 60 per cent of people who had some form of hearing difficulty had never tried a hearing aid. 11.6 Musculoskeletal conditions (MSK) MSK conditions are a group of conditions that affect the bones
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continuing to live there: what will happen if the partner wishes / needs to move elsewhere? 19 5.2 What will happen upon the death of the person who ... 4 of 57 13.2 How the deferred payment agreement will work 42 13.3 Placing a charge on the property 43 13.4 Making sure that the care home resident is allowed
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(including the provision of goods and facilities), comes into force on 1 October 2012. From this date it will be unlawful for service providers to discriminate on the basis of age unless the practice is covered ... to prevent discrimination, harassment and victimisation defined as follows: Direct discrimination will be deemed to have occurred where an older person is treated less favourably than others would be treated
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users, who may indeed be most in need of the services of the new body Assessing those most in need will require further consideration, e.g. do we focus resources on those at risk of falling into problem ... of its own services. This continues an approach which already exists in some of the functions but will be new for others, including delivery of money guidance and information. Although the standards are
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Help through the NHS Low Income Scheme 10 5.1 Could you qualify? 10 5.2 How to apply? 13 5.3 When will you know the result of your application? 14 5.4 Full or partial help with health costs 14 5.5 Refunds ... who live in Wales, regardless of income and savings. To benefit from the free prescriptions, you will generally need to: be registered with a GP in Wales; and obtain your prescriptions from a pharmacist
