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employment experienced by people without access to a car’ (section 2.30), we would highlight that 48% of pensioner households do not have access to a car compared to 26% of all households,2 and many older people ... within a safe and secure environment. We believe that planning policy should look to ensure that all forms of retirement housing are built within age friendly communities, to ensure that residents have full
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Poverty and voice • 120,000 pensioners in Wales live in poverty (i) • It’s estimated that 80,000 households in Wales that are eligible for Pension Credit are not claiming it (ii) • There’s an ongoing ... increase knowledge and raise awareness of the rights of older people across Wales. Pensioner poverty While 120,000 pensioners live in poverty (v), millions of pounds of entitlements go unclaimed each year
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retirement incomes and tackling poverty and discrimination against those in later life in all its forms. We also speak for the long-term interests of every one of us, so that experiences of ageing grow ... macroeconomic shock to wake some people up to the fact that resources are scarce. Yet this is the perennial state of the world, of course. There are never enough resources to meet everyone’s needs or to satisfy everyone’s
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The quarterly newsletter from Age Cymru Winter 2023/2024 Advice on keeping warm this winter and claiming your entitlements Learn how grandchildren can help prevent you from falling Update on our campaign ... helped older people across the country claim more than £7.5m, but it wants to do so much more. Sadly, millions of pounds worth of support, including £200m worth of Pension Credit, go unclaimed in Wales each
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About these guidelines Read these notes carefully before you complete the online ‘GIFTS Request Form’. Should you have any queries about any aspects of the delivery, please contact Heather Ferguson on ... the GIFTS system, please email grants.unit@ageuk.org.uk The deadline for submitting your Request Form is Monday 1 April at 5pm. The system will not accept late applications so please ensure you submit
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data saturation point is reached (which crucially requires the widest range of people or situations forming the start of the sample as this is the quickest way to reach data saturation). The more complicated ... greater the likely variation in key factors that inform the range of people or situations that need to form the sample. Qualitative research methods are flexible and therefore the use of these methods should
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reference cited for the Inquiry: To examine patterns in demand for social care services for those of pension age and the related costs of delivery of residential and non-residential care, taking account of ... increasing, but the number of years spent living with poor health is also increasing2. Public Health Wales states that men and women are likely to spend on average 17 and 20 years respectively living in poor health
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reference cited for the Inquiry: To examine patterns in demand for social care services for those of pension age and the related costs of delivery of residential and non-residential care, taking account of ... increasing, but the number of years spent living with poor health is also increasing2. Public Health Wales states that men and women are likely to spend on average 17 and 20 years respectively living in poor health
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element – you have not validly consented to confinement ⚫ the detention being attributable to the state. The Supreme Court has previously ruled that there is a deprivation of liberty for the purposes of ... to personal care ⚫ mechanical restraints such as lap-straps on wheelchairs ⚫ restricted ability to form or express intimate relationships ⚫ assessments of risk not based on the specific individual; for
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Advice and Information team have become increasingly aware of a rise in the number of individuals stating they are unable to access night-time domiciliary care. Responses to an FOI request showed that only ... increasing, but the number of years spent living with poor health is also increasing. Public Health Wales states that men and women are likely to spend on average 17 and 20 years respectively living in poor health
