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13.2 Budgeting Loans from the Social Fund scheme (operated by the Department for Work & Pensions – DWP) 47 13.3 The Welsh Government’s Discretionary Assistance ... the property that an adaptation may entail, you will need to consult with your landlord before any work is undertaken, though this may not be necessary in the case of disability equipment, if it is ‘standalone’
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people who are living with long-term conditions and are at risk of recurring hospital admissions. We work with the organisations to co-design and co-produce an innovative combination of medical and non-medical ... services and via mainstream, community-based services. This has involved, in some local areas, joint working with the Alzheimer’s Society and/or the Dementia Action Alliance, notably through the dementia advisers’
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individuals to ensure that the person (and their well-being outcomes) is placed at the centre of the work of support services. Independent advocacy gives citizens voice, choice and control over achieving ... wider client group. The rise is from 26 to 44 services. • There are 107 full time paid advocates working across Wales with 20 of those delivering advocacy specifically to older people. • There are 66 part
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Benefits and financial help 9 Benefits calculators 10 Financial support 11 Help with Council Tax 13 Working carers 16 Complaints 17 NHS Service 20 Organisations to support you 22 • National organisations ... neighbours. Supporting Carers Caring can have an impact on many aspects of your life – from money and work to health and wellbeing. For many carers, they see themselves less as a ‘carer’ and more as a partner
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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 countries ... life in their own communities. We call this partnership the Age UK network. We’re international We work through our international arm, Age International, to ensure older people in developing countries
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with you 32 15.3 Step 3: Calculate your capital 35 15.4 Step 4: Calculate your income 37 15.5 Step 5: Work out your applicable amount 40 15.6 Step 6: Calculate your benefit 44 16 Other issues in regard to ... Council Tax). The rules for this are explained below: 9.1 How many people count for Council Tax? To work out if you qualify for a discount, the first thing to do is to count up the number of people resident
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form the Age UK Group, dedicated to improving later life. Authors Lisbeth Drury conducted this work as an ESRC-Age UK CASE award holder while completing her PhD in Psychology at the University of Kent ... ................................................... 6 1.1 How Positive Intergenerational Contact Works ............................................ 6 1.2 Recommendations for Intergenerational Contact Programmes
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their rights, represent their interests and obtain services they need. Advocates and advocacy schemes work in partnership with people they support and take their side. Advocacy promotes social inclusion, equality ... for the delivery of the new preventative model of social services. It is anticipated that they will work on a multidisciplinary basis and, at a minimum, signpost to information and advice on other issues
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shared their ideas to combat loneliness. We continue to work with a range of stakeholders to share what works and to develop new ways of working with older people to combat loneliness. In this edition ... different categories of loneliness and social isolation. Jill Mortimer draws on Age UK’s experiences of working to reduce loneliness. The article highlights that public awareness and concern about loneliness has
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priority. These are Age UK’s headline public policy proposals: Every local authority should be working towards achieving age friendly status – communities that offer a good quality of life to all generations ... should consider how best to take action to improve neighbourhoods for all ages. Local activists should work with the voluntary sector and community groups to challenge national and local government to listen
