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how the labour market has changed for older workers, making it an insufficient – and even misleading – tool for public policy decision-making. While headline rates for older workers have increased since ... labour market changes for older workers than often reported, and has obvious knock-on consequences for income and pension saving. For men, there has been a decline in hours worked for all workers, regardless
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Payment Systems Regulation: Call for Inputs Ref: 0314 April 2014 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes ... purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Lucy Malenczuk lucy.malenczuk@ageuk.org.uk Age UK Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock Square London
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Conclusions 17 Notes 18 Contents Age UK launched in April 2010 with the aim of improving later life for people in the UK and around the world through our information and advice, campaigns, products, training ... publication: 2012 Copyright Age UK ISBN 978-0-9568731-3-2 2 Bus services provide a lifeline for many older people. For those without easy access to a car, having accessible and affordable public transport
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met by NHS bodies and Welsh Ministers. Wales has the oldest population in the UK; therefore, demand for provision is uniquely high, however the public should still be able to expect a good quality of service ... level of leadership required in organisations? - Yes Question 6 Is it clear where responsibility for the duty of quality lies in commissioned and hosted services? - Yes The guidance is clear that responsibility
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(GTAP), Age Cymru has recently completed Advocacy Counts 6, the 6th report on advocacy provision for adults in Wales with a particular emphasis on older people. Over the last 12 years Age Cymru has ... 2016 There has been a 32% drop in the number of advocacy services (from 19 to 13) specifically for older people. There has been a small decrease in services providing advocacy to a wider client group
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............................................................ 10 Implications of Government policy for future levels of poverty ....................................................................... 12 ... cent of pensioners aged 85 and over, compared to 12 per cent of those aged 65 to 69 and 13 per cent for those aged 70 to 74. 900,000 pensioners are in severe poverty (incomes below 50 per cent median income
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parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. ... proposals around charges for schemes used for automatic enrolment. These include improved disclosure of information and action to address high or unfair pension charges, including options for a charge cap and
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means a world in which older people will: • b e equal citizens with equal rights • h ave enough money for a secure and decent life, and have access as consumers to the products and services they need at a ... • provide practical support to help people stay independent at home • c reate local opportunities for people to enjoy life, stay well and beat isolation • a ddress market failures with age-friendly services
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financial abuse of older people? 5 3 Who is at most risk of financial abuse? 7 4 What are the impacts of financial abuse on older people? 7 5 Who is responsible for the financial abuse of older people ... preventative measures can be taken? 13 12 What are future trends? 15 Appendix: Other measures for prevention and detection 16 Financial Abuse Evidence Review, November 2015 3 1 What is
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Pilot. 2 Foreword Many people experience loneliness at some point in their lives. For some it may be short-lived whilst for others it can become long term. It can have a devastating impact on people’s health ... reach and truly engage older people who are lonely: being eyes and ears on the ground and in communities; exploring the sorts of conversations needed to enable someone who is lonely to get help on their own
