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parties may only reproduce this paper of 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. ... older people flourish. Our mission is to improve the lives of older people, wherever they live. We are a registered charity in the United Kingdom, formed in April 2010 as the new force combining Help the
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downloaded content on a viewing device (such as a TV, computer, tablet or mobile phone). There are various TV licence discounts: If you’re at least 75 years old and recieve Pension Credit you ... licence. The free TV licence will cover you and anyone else you live with, no matter what age they are. If you’re blind or have a severe sight-impairment , you can claim a 50% discount on your licence
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or wrote to us directly about their experiences. Ages range from 50 to 100 and 40% of respondents are over the age of 70 which is 14% more than the previous research in 2021. 4% of respondents identify ... Asian or other Minority Ethnic. 29% of people told us that they live alone, and 15% of respondents are on the shielding list. 74% of respondents identify as women and 23% identify as men, two respondents
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that thinking about accessibility for people with dementia results in services and buildings that are more accessible for everyone. We hope that you will be inspired to consider what is possible for people ... considered when thinking about your mainstream services, and how accessible they are to people with dementia. These areas are: Each section provides examples of best practice from local Age UKs that have
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6% Welsh, 1% Gujarati, 1% Arabic and 4 respondents Urdu. Other preferred languages by individuals are Spanish, Bengali, and Portuguese. In addition, 4% of respondents told us that they were bilingual, ... affected by the pandemic, and the ongoing cost of living crisis, and we need to ensure that their voices are heard and continue to be heard. This report is a snapshot of the experiences and views of people aged
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older people in all transport planning. 4. Older people themselves have told us how important services are to them: ‘There’s many a time we’d like to do something else but we can’t because of times and buses ... Approximately 35,000 people aged 65-84 in England have difficulty walking even a short distance, but are restricted to using public transport, making any journey difficult. 5.3 40% of people aged 60 or over
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specifically for older people in Wales 7 Advocacy services for a wider client group but older people are 7 supported as part of the service Language 8 Quality and standards 8 Conclusions and recommendations ... professionals to increase their awareness of advocacy and also people’s rights in order to ensure their needs are met. Since Advocacy Counts 7 in 2020, the Coronavirus pandemic has had a significant effect on advocacy
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Discrimination and Human Rights August 2016 Summary Negative attitudes towards older people and ageing are pervasive in our society. In common with most other forms of discrimination, ageism is based on inaccurate ... harmful age discrimination in goods and services has the potential to improve the lives of older people are in health and social care. The financial services sector, however, has been largely exempted from the
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given us a wealth of knowledge on what they want and think, including on consumer issues. In 2015 we held three workshops to hear people’s stories of shopping. They told us about the good and the bad when ... interactions 21 5. Resolving complaints or problems 24 6. Conclusion 25 References 26 Where to find more information 27 Acknowledgements Many thanks to Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution
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awareness of particular paid-for computer course providers. However, generally prior awareness of where people could find out about or access information on internet training courses was quite low hence ... courses. Local publications appear to work well in terms of raising awareness of courses when these are well accessed and readily available in the community. ‘Pressing the Right Buttons’, May 2013 Page
