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and 2.0 million computer misuse incidents were 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 ... OFT estimated that fewer than five per cent of victims report scams. A third of older people who fell for a scam may have lost £1,000 or more. There are many cases where victims lose tens of thousands
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self-isolate as much as possible to help protect us from the virus. This is particularly important for people over 70 and those with underlying health conditions because they are at higher risk of developing ... symptoms if they become infected. These are potentially difficult times for many older people, especially those living alone who may not have anyone to share their concerns. Others may just want to have
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raising awareness of advocacy, and developing volunteer skills. The project helps people who may need information and support with issues such as housing, accessing services, dealing with loneliness ... workshops will also be available to other professionals who would benefit from greater awareness of advocacy and how to access it. For more information on the support available from HOPE please
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Finding a dentist who offers NHS treatment 3 3 Dental check-ups and treatment plans 3 3.1 Check-ups 3 3.2 Frequency of check-ups 4 3.3 Dental treatment 5 4 The NHS charging system for dental treatment 6 ... 6 4.1 Charging bands 6 4.2 Things that you should not be charged for 8 5 ‘Cosmetic’ treatment 9 6 Help with charges for NHS dental treatment 9 6.1 Automatic entitlement to free NHS dental treatment 10
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Age Cymru Advice 0300 303 44 98 www.agecymru.org.uk Factsheet 24w September 2024 Direct payments for social care services in Wales Factsheet 24w September 2024 ... Practice guidance 6 2.1 Welsh Government Code of Practice documents – guidance for local authorities to follow when conducting social care assessments 7 2.2 Welsh
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Centre for Research on Ageing • Briefing Paper 3 • September 2014 www.southampton.ac.uk/ageing Neighbourhood ... associated with pension protection such as being in paid employment, being an employee, and working for an employer who offers a pension scheme. However, the concentration of one’s own ethnic group has no significant
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National Network for Adults Advocacy in Wales The National Network for Adult’s Advocacy in Wales promotes and supports a quality advocacy service for people in Wales. Purpose To contribute to the ... impacting on good advocacy practice. To create partnership opportunities for members to work together. To be inclusive and open to all who meet the membership criteria. The network meets virtually at present
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Wales following surveys that were undertaken in June 2020 and 2021 during UK lockdowns. The advocates, who are in a unique position to identify weaknesses in systems and blanket abuses of rights, were not only ... said: “The findings in these sector-wide reports make for shocking reading and show the stark reality of worsening inequalities for some of the most vulnerable members of our communities across
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(GTAP), Age Cymru has recently completed Advocacy Counts 6, the 6th report on advocacy provision for adults in Wales with a particular emphasis on older people. Over the last 12 years Age Cymru has ... 2016 There has been a 32% drop in the number of advocacy services (from 19 to 13) specifically for older people. There has been a small decrease in services providing advocacy to a wider client group
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changes the way that couples are treated within the benefits system when one is over the qualifying age for Pension Credit and the other younger. In the future, couples in this situation could receive much lower ... more on their retirement savings to support a younger partner who is unable to work. Carers and people with limited capacity to work who have an older partner will receive additional elements in Universal
