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law on 1 October 2006. They were aimed at securing the legal rights of older workers and engendering a cultural change towards more positive treatment of this age group in across all parts of the employment ... intervening period. Summary of key points • Employment practices towards older workers have seen only a slight improvement since October 2006, which Age UK finds extremely disappointing. However, there have
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Cymru oed gyfeillgar A One-Stop-Shop Guide for Older Carers in Wales A guide for identifying, signposting, and supporting older carers in Wales Creating an age friendly Wales 2 A One-Stop-Shop Guide ... Wales 25 • Mid Wales 28 • West Wales 31 • South Wales 33 Further sources 38 Further sources A One-Stop-Shop Guide for Older Carers in Wales 3 Introduction to Age Cymru’s Carers Project
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Wales combined is 10.3% of the population)2. Currently more than 6.5 million people across the UK provide care for family members or friends3, with estimates from Carers UK suggesting that a further 3.5 million ... demographic projections4. The Welsh Government defines a carer as “anyone of any age, who provides unpaid care and support to a relative, friend or neighbour who is disabled, physically or mentally ill, or affected
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Analysis ................................................................................... 14 1 | P a g e Introduction Five steps were required in constructing Age UK’s Index of Wellbeing in Later Life ... methods involved research activities as well as consultations with the experts (see Table below for a summary). Step Research activity Consultation 1. Conceptual model: Identifying components of wellbeing
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Analysis ................................................................................... 14 1 | P a g e Introduction Five steps were required in constructing Age UK’s Index of Wellbeing in Later Life ... methods involved research activities as well as consultations with the experts (see Table below for a summary). Step Research activity Consultation 1. Conceptual model: Identifying components of wellbeing
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information about later life for trans people. It is intended to provide information and advice and does not offer any opinions or views on the subject matter. The focus is on growing older for people who have transitioned ... acquired gender, or who are considering transitioning and gender reassignment. The factsheet covers a range of legal, financial and social care considerations and details of where to go for further information
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2017 Summary Social care is a term that covers a wide range of services that are provided in a number of different locations. The term can be used to designate any service that is designed to help people ... authorities are currently confronting. Social services, as statutory services, have a degree of legal protection that is not enjoyed by all local authority services, but are coming under pressure nevertheless
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2024 (Amended September 2024) About this factsheet The Social Fund is a scheme to help people with expenses that are difficult to meet from a low income and includes: ⚫ Winter Fuel Payments ⚫ Cold Weather ... to re-settle or stay in the community. There is a separate scheme for Wales called the Discretionary Assistance Fund (DAF) The information in this factsheet is correct for the period June 2024 to May 2025
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support victims. Key Stats The average age of mail scam victims is 74. Over half of people aged 65+ believe they have been a target of a scam. An estimated 3.8 million fraud incidents and 2.0 million ... experienced by adults aged 16+ in England and Wales for the year ending March 2016. Given that there were a total of 6.3 million incidents of all other crimes in the same period, adding fraud and cyber-crime
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and Well-being Wales Act (2014). To achieve this we have 3 overarching objectives: 1. To develop a National Framework for Commissioning Independent Professional Advocacy for Adults In Wales ... completed 2 years of this 3 year programme and the following is a summary of what we have been doing under the 3 headings above. 1. To develop a National Framework for Commissioning IPA The GTAP team
