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meet this need, Age Cymru urgently needs financial support from companies like yours. These funds will help us to: Meet the growing demand on our free information and advice line – calls are up by 200% ... emergency appeal Show your staff and customers how to donate too . We know that the general public are willing to help, and we need your help in spreading the word. You can help us to do this by sharing our emergency
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them, given the speed of change there is a risk that they will be left behind in our increasingly digital world. We hope that this report will give service providers and others greater insights into the ... their lives, the barriers to getting online generally outweigh any perceived benefits. Some people will never be able to gain digital skills but others could with the right help. And we need to consider
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tenants and others face fewer language barriers than their parents and grandparents and predicts they will be more likely to consider a wide range of housing and support options. The implications of early ... 2014). HA3, for example, runs dementia awareness training for its entire staff group. It considers it will be in a ‘very different place’ in five years in terms of its expertise and experience. This arises
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older people than in 2016. Looking ahead, the number of services who believe that their funding will remain the same or increase has risen to 65% compared to 53% in Advocacy Counts 5. Services specifically ... client group Number of organisations providing these services (Please note that these services will include other statutory services such as IMCA and IMHA) 26 12 44 15 41 18
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The amount of Winter Fuel Payment You will receive £200 if at least one qualifying person in the household is aged between State Pension age and 79. The payment will be £300 if at least one qualifying person ... Payments are tax-free and do not affect your other benefits. The main claimant of the qualifying benefit will receive the payment for the household. Age UK factsheet 49 (Amended September 2024) June 2024 Social
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knit, sing or bake, the money you raise will ensure we can continue to be here for older people in Wales when they need us the most. By completing a challenge you will not only be achieving a huge personal
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businesses that fully understand the wide range of older people’s interests, preferences and challenges will be better-placed to win them as valuable customers. People talked to us about the kinds of shopping ... should do what they can to accommodate. Not only will some of these challenges come to all of us with ageing, but also a service that meets these challenges will be better for all customers, of all ages. Normal
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services in a way that is quick and convenient for individuals at times that suit them. Services will become ‘digital by default’. The Government Digital Strategy (GDS)1 states ‘By digital by default ... we mean digital services that are so straightforward and convenient that all those who can use them will choose to do so whilst those who can’t are not excluded’ It also states that ‘it is important that
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adviser, so that every one of our coordinators who goes out and talks to their own customer pocket will also be talking about energy advice” jjj Page 25 of 71 “[Energy Adviser] would go out and speak ... “Every client is slightly different, every client has different needs….you’ll get a new client that will completely throw you, you know, it’ll be like a new thing that you’ve dealt with. And then you have
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services – makes it difficult for older people to evaluate their options. Housing advice and information will become increasingly critical in helping older people to navigate the housing and care choices that ... understanding of sheltered and retirement housing by policy-makers will continue to result in poor policy decisions. Obviously, not everyone will agree with all the recommendations set out in this report. However
