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information about Universal Credit, a means-tested benefit for people under State Pension age (currently 66 years). This can also affect people aged over 66 if they have a partner under 66. It includes information ... Credit affects people claiming other benefits and how to claim it. The information in this factsheet is correct for the period April 2024 to March 2025. Benefit rates are reviewed annually and uprated in
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AgeUKIG51 Getting your affairs in order and thinking about your care needs Thinking about end of life 2 We’d love to hear from you. 1) Join our Readers’ Panel. Have your say and be involved in updating ... Age UK and contains general advice only, it should not be relied on as a basis for any decision or action and cannot be used as a substitute for professional advice. Neither Age UK nor any of its subsidiary
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organisations who have been involved in the planning, design, development, and implementation phases of a research project focusing on developing age-friendly neighbourhoods in Manchester. The guide aims to ... received funding from the European Commission, through a Marie Curie Fellowship. “The involvement of local residents in this study, as co-researchers, is a significant contribution to the city’s Age-Friendly
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1 A Report on Age Cymru’s 2022 Older Carers Survey Creating an age friendly Wales Creating an age friendly Wales 1 Introduction There are more than 370,000 unpaid carers in Wales, with around 220,000 ... 000 of those older than 50 years old. This figure is from the 2011 Census and is likely to have increased when factoring in the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Older Carers in Wales Survey 2022 was
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toilets 9 • Pavements 10 • Neighbourhood safety 11 • Places to meet 12 • Information and advice 13 • Health and social services 14 • Your voice 15 Discussion and calls for action 16 Comparison of results with ... to assess how age friendly is their community. An age friendly community is suitable and empowering for people of all ages, with facilities that help people to enjoy health, wellbeing and quality of life
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Effective issue-raising 41 How to develop a campaign 41 Surveys and research 55 Decision makers and issues 58 2 Section 1 Introduction Age Cymru Age Cymru is the national charity for older people in Wales ... poverty or can’t get the basic care they need to live with dignity. Sadly, older people often have to face these issues with no-one to help or support them – loneliness is a daily struggle when you only
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services 13 2 What can we learn from other countries? 20 Summary of key findings 20 Our international study 20 What payment methods are available? 21 Access to banking and payment systems 25 3 What older people ... people pay now? 34 Older people’s priorities 44 Attitudes to change 51 4 The role of government 56 What can we learn from other sectors? 56 5 Recommendations for further research 59 Appendix 1: Improving
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this factsheet 4 1.1 Local authority social services departments 4 2 Legislation covering the social care system in Wales 5 2.1 The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 and ... the social care system in Wales 5 3 How the local authority can help you if you have care and/or support needs 6 3.1 Introduction 6 3.2 Initial contact with the local authority and making a referral 7
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Consultation Response Mental Capacity and Deprivation of Liberty: a consultation paper Ref 3315 November 2015 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for ... 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 is Tavis House 1-6
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44 98 www.agecymru.org.uk Factsheet 59w July 2023 How to resolve problems and make a complaint about social care in Wales Factsheet 59w July 2023 ... complaints procedure? 7 2 Background – care needs assessments by the local authority social services department and subsequent service provision 8 3 What can you complain about? 9 3.1 Using your assessment
