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there were particular implications for older people as they were advised to be especially stringent in terms of social distancing and many older people received shielding letters. With the world turning ... anxious. Will I be able to go out and buy food? Can I take my dog for a walk? Should I let the engineer in to repair my boiler? What can I do if my prescriptions doesn’t arrive on time? Is my carer still visiting
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services products for people at, and in, retirement. We are the leading provider of enhanced annuities and the second largest provider of equity release mortgages in the UK, and a member of both the Association ... trustees with new regulations to ensure “shopping around” is the default Increase access to financial intermediaries Increased numbers of DC pension customers are in or approaching retirement. The key to
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Scotland and in England, 165 local Age UK partners* and over 400 smaller organisations called Friends and Forums. We work with our subsidiary charity, Age International, to fund programmes in over 40 developing ... UK We’re local and national We operate in partnership with our national partners – Age Cymru, Age NI and Age Scotland and 165 local Age UKs in England, charities in their own right, as well as smaller organisations
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Discussion and calls for action 16 Comparison of results with Age Cymru’s Community Calculator survey in 2010 22 Conclusion 23 Appendices • Appendix 1: Table of average scores for all local authorities 24 ... 1 This report presents the results of Age Cymru’s Community Calculator survey in 2018/2019, which enabled older people in Wales to assess how age friendly is their community. An age friendly community
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Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 in relation to carers Welsh Assembly August 2018 Introduction 1. Age Cymru is the leading charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people ... and the opportunity to shape their own future. We seek to provide a strong voice for all older people in Wales and to raise awareness of the issues of importance to them. 2. We welcome the opportunity to
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3 As we all live longer, more of us will need to get out and about as consumers, to volunteer, to work and as care givers. We will need to ensure that those who are less mobile or not online are not left ... of our ageing population. In a significantly challenging financial context for local government, service providers and the communities they serve, there is a real need to work together to remove the barriers
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policy@ageuk.org.uk www.ageuk.org.uk Age UK is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 and registered company number 6825798). The registered address ... on the cash savings market study to see whether competition in this market is working well for consumers. The study will examine competition in the market and any obstacles to consumers switching their
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people and equip them with the skills and confidence to safely use digital technology. It was delivered in Leicestershire and Oxfordshire. The project engaged 95 intermediary organisations, recruited and ... technology to older people, supporting an older person on a one-to-one basis or leading or helping at drop-in sessions or extended support classes. Page 2 of 2 May 2016 Intermediaries are organisations that
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effective engagement of older people Are you listening? Acknowledgements This booklet has been produced in partnership between Age UK, South East Network of Seniors (SENS) and South East England Forum on ... Forum Toolkit and builds on Consulting and Engaging with Older People, published by Help the Aged in 2007, as well as further discussions between Age UK staff and representatives of older people’s forums
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friendly environments - Professor Judith Phillips OBE Page 14 Vision for an age friendly transport system in Wales - Dr Charles Musselwhite Page 24 Housing options for older people - Catherine Boswell and Janet ... country, in which all older people have the same respect, rights, opportunities and access to services as the rest of the population. This is vital at a time when the number of older people in Wales is
