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Welsh Government August 2019 Introduction Age Cymru is the leading charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people should be able to lead healthy and fulfilled ... 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. We are pleased to respond to the
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recognised as valued members of society. There is also an important global context, as Age UK is working with its partner, Age International, to press for a UN convention on the human rights of older people ... three national charities Age Cymru, Age NI and Age Scotland and in England, 165 local Age UK partners. However, the challenges spelt out in this report are principally for the UK Government and Parliament
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Act 2014 1 Introduction This toolkit should be read in conjunction with the Framework for Commissioning Independent Professional Advocacy for Adults in Wales under the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) ... Cross-reference to the relevant tasks in the Key Tasks Matrix contained in the framework; • An introduction to the subject and/or some advice on how to approach it in the context of commissioning independent
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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 ... this inquiry into older workers in order to examine the effectiveness of the Department for Work and Pensions Fuller Working Lives strategy, and the role of employers in supporting this agenda. Key points
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AgeUKIG10 Information and advice directory. Useful contacts. 2 Information written with you in mind. This information guide has been produced with the help of older people, carers and expert peer reviewers ... Published: May 2024 We’d love to hear from you. 1) Join our Readers’ Panel. Have your say and be involved in updating our guides by joining our Readers’ Panel. You don’t need any specialist knowledge at all.
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local Age Concerns are changing their name to Age UK. We are the new voice for millions of people in later life. We believe that by combining our time and our talents, our services and our solutions ... our funds go where they are needed. We are now one of the most powerful and influential organisations in the UK. Date of publication: June 2011 © Age UK 2011 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce
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inclusive of people from all backgrounds and sectors of the community. Providing information about yourself in the next few questions will contribute to helping us strive towards achieving this. 1. What is your ... you describe your occupation? (Please tick one box only) Retired Full-time work Part-time work Self-employed Unemployed Prefer not to say Some of the questions presented can
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g. Facebook, twitter) Of the 41 older people who responded, only single-digit number heard about it in person, by phone or through the post What motivated people? Older survey respondents Younger survey ... remains learning how to use technology or do more with it. None of the older people identified working with younger people as a reason for getting involved. Contact between younger and older people
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or affected by substance misuse”1. According to the 2011 census, there were 369,186 carers2 living in Wales, representing 12% of the population, the highest proportion of carers of all UK countries. 87 ... 87,173 of these carers were aged 65 and over, and 131,120 aged between 50 and 64. 103,594 people in Wales provide over 50 hours of unpaid care per week.3 It is likely that the actual proportion of older
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should have to endure a calamitous reduction in their standard of living when they retire. However, currently 112,000 older people in Wales are estimated to live in poverty.1 The UK Government have been taking ... older people in the future. The new State Pension was introduced in April 2016, however significant controversy remains over the communication of cumulative changes to women’s State Pension age. In addition
