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Equalities Committee has announced its first inquiry which will focus on transgender equality. The committee will consider how far, and in what ways, trans people still have yet to achieve full equality; and ... force combining Help the Aged and Age Concern. We have almost 120 years of combined history to draw on, bringing together talents, services and solutions to enrich the lives of people in later life. Age
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information guide has been prepared by Age UK and contains general advice only, it should not be relied on as a basis for any decision or action and cannot be used as a substitute for professional advice. Neither ... guide has been kindly peer reviewed by the National LGBT Partnership. Published: June 2024 3 Contents What this guide is about 4 Money and legal issues Your benefits and pension 6 Your will 7 If you have
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.............................................................................................. 11 What do older internet users use it for? ............................................................. ... digital exclusion of older people ............................................................ 21 What has worked in the past? .........................................................................
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alone who may not have anyone to share their concerns. Others may just want to have a chat about what they saw on television last night. Hopefully, this initiative will help older people cope with some of ... regular telephone call from us in either English or Welsh. All you have to do is call Age Cymru Advice on 08000 223 444 or send us an email - please ensure you include the following information in your email
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Centre for Policy on Ageing – Rapid review 2016 1 Diversity in older age – Minority Religions Demographics In recent years the United Kingdom has seen major, and contradictory, changes in attitudes to ... religiosity: based on loose cultural affiliation; based on ‘belonging’ to a religion, or identifying as religious; based on believing in the core tenets of a particular religion; and based on levels of religious
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Depression affects people of all ages yet it’s commonly misunderstood. This leaflet provides information on recognising and dealing with depression as we grow older. From time to time we can all feel a bit sad ... which is a treatable condition. It’s estimated that one in six people develop clinical depression after they reach 65; this figure can rise to more than one in three for people living in care homes. Signs
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and an advance statement are two things you can do. This factsheet explains what they are, why you might want to prepare one or both, requirements for drawing them up, and ways to ensure other people know ... affairs, or make health and care decisions on your behalf, should you be unable to do this yourself, see factsheet 22, Arranging for someone to make decisions on your behalf. The information in this factsheet
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Consultation Response Ref 1916 Department for Business Innovation & Skills call for evidence on improving the consumer landscape and quicker switching June 2016 All rights reserved. Third parties ... consultation In May the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills published a call for evidence on improving the consumer landscape and quicker switching across a range of consumer markets.1 The findings
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at higher risk of serious disease and mortality - see below for a list of the relevant conditions. On 24 February 2021, the Welsh Government announced that certain unpaid carers were also to be included ... down’s syndrome; severe and profound learning disability (on 24 February 2021, the Welsh Government provided some additional information on identifying people who would qualify under this criteria: https://gov
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Centre for Policy on Ageing – Rapid review June 2014 Using housing wealth and other assets to pay for care Summary • In the UK, personal wealth , including housing wealth, is greatest in older age ... for the first time a degree of certainty in the cost of residential care in older age including o a cap on total care expenditure of £72,000 but excluding residential care ‘hotel’ fees of approximately £12
