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contacting people who do not use the internet, and making essential services – energy, telecoms, social care – as robust as possible. Voluntary organisations – including local Age UKs – play an invaluable ... supporting older people during and after a flood. The government should recognise and support this activity. People may need support in the aftermath of a flood, to access trustworthy traders to repair
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depending on the benefit received (see Section 5 for more detail). The Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion analysed the impact of the poor state of the economy on expected outcomes, and found that ... weeks • Total of £4,400 The highest rate of payments would be for a claimant in the Work Related Activity Group of ESA who had been migrated over from Incapacity Benefit: • £600 attachment fee (in year
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funding of specialist financial investigators Can be very challenging cases for both the police and social services where the line between an unwise choice and undue pressure placed upon an older person can ... where the survivors themselves do not want to or cannot take action. Trust between the victim and social workers could overcome these issues. Two key challenges in adult safeguarding First, making sure
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customer. 6 The officer will also create a crime report, a report to Action Fraud, and a referral to social services if they believe the customer is vulnerable. 7 Success To Date £31.4M prevented from loss ... environments such as online. • The Code will also include a best practice approach for wider voluntary activity, across a range of channels, for signatories to promote Take Five. • The central Take Five key message
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to keep a note of your answers. Location. • Is it near your family? • Is it near your friends and social groups? • Do you feel safe in your neighbourhood? • What are the local facilities and transport links ... rules about who’s eligible for the service and how much they charge. Contact your local council’s social services department or visit your local Age UK for more information. In Wales, contact your local
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Age UK report published in September 2013, and research conducted by the Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion (referred to as CESI) ii looking at the performance of the Work Programme among its 50+ ... and ESA 1. Jobseekers Allowance This is the main out-of-work benefit paid to unemployed people actively seeking work. A full explanation of JSA is available on the Citizens Advice website. The Work Programme
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people across Wales in many ways. From working in our office, running classes with our physical activity teams, providing independent advocacy support through our HOPE programme, making weekly friendship
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the National Lottery Community Fund and you must be aged 50+ and over and either in employment or actively seeking employment to participate. Benefits of attending a Mid-Career Review Webinar include:
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writing this report, six Local Authorities have commissioned the IPA provision required of them by the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, however most are in the process of developing their future ... providers and commissioners remain uncertain about the implications of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care Act (2016). In light of the new requirements placed upon Local Authorities it is anticipated
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Review,4 Welsh Government set out a long term future vision of a whole system approach to health and social care, building on prudent healthcare and focussed on health and wellbeing, and on preventing illness ... illness. Welsh Government pledged to develop new, scalable models of seamless local health and social care. A National Transformation Programme of targeted funding and resources to accelerate progress
