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issues 6 3.2 Debt 7 3.3 Disability 7 3.4 Employment 7 3.5 Equality and human rights 7 3.6 Health and social care 8 3.7 Housing 9 3.8 Immigration, nationality and asylum 9 3.9 Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans ... information and advice. Most have an information and advice service and can help with issues such as social care, welfare benefits, and housing. In Wales, local Age Cymru organisations offer similar services
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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
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housing association landlords are now known as ‘community landlords’ (private registered providers of social housing will also be classed as a community landlord). Private rented sector landlords will continue ... orientation [or] transgender [status]”12 (emphasis added). Age UK’s Factsheet 9w Housing in Wales – anti-social behaviour and other neighbourhood issues also has some further information. 11 Code of Guidance
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and abuse, social protection, food and housing, employment, legal capacity, access to justice, health support, long-term and palliative care. About Age UK Age UK is a charity and a social enterprise ... simultaneously - also present a challenge to agencies to work in partnership to tackle abuse holistically. Social protection There are 1.7 million older people living in relative poverty in the UK despite welcome
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small targets to get up and move about every hour. You might not think it, but even a little bit of activity can help you to keep warm, safe and well. Moving about generates heat, strengthens bones and muscles ... not alone. Lots of us are finding things we used to do less easy. Find out more about our physical activity programmes, like tai chi and LIFT (Low Impact Functional Training) Eat well What you eat will make
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See our factsheets Getting the best energy deal and Water advice for further information. Broadband social tariffs may be offered by some providers (special discounted deals for people receiving certain benefits ... organisations or care professionals (for example, a doctor or social worker). What next? For more information, see our free factsheet The Social Fund, Advances of Benefit and Local Welfare Provision or contact
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questions that might reveal other vulnerabilities. Ofgem should require companies to report on their activities to ensure staff have these skills. 5. Companies need to improve how they deal with customers who ... read my bill’, ‘your letters don’t make any sense’, ‘I can’t hold on all day’ and staff should be actively on the look out for other signs of potential vulnerability e.g. shortness of breath or signs of
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regulatory options for formal consultation later in 2014. About Age UK Age UK is a charity and a social enterprise driven by the needs and aspirations of people in late life. Our vision is a world in which ... currently marginalised groups should be addressed directly by the PSR and not seen as optional corporate social responsibility issues. 1. Introduction and general comments We are pleased to respond to this call
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lockdown. As we come out of the crisis, we see the hidden cost of Covid, such as delays in accessing social and health care, the need to rebuild confidence, and the effect it had on the well-being of many ... others to influence and inform policymakers and politicians on the effect in policy areas such as social care, health and human rights. We will continue to ensure that the rights of older people are respected
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the public cover: • Self-isolating (for households with possible or proven coronavirus infection) • Social distancing (for everyone) • Shielding (for people identified by the Government as ‘extremely vulnerable’) ... first person in your house became ill. If not possible, then you should do what you can to limit your social contact when you leave the house to get supplies. Staying at home for 14 days will greatly reduce
