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legislation. These include provisions that allow differential treatment where this is required by law, for example, age-based state benefi ts. Also charities are allowed to provide benefi ts only to people who ... How is the age limit or restriction being operated? Is there an element of flexibility that would allow those from different age groups to participate on a case-by-case basis where this can be demonstrated
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fully utilised. The sheer speed at which this policy is being implemented is regrettable since it allows very little time to fully road-test delivery models and evaluate the effectiveness of the guidance ... could disqualify them for support. However, the means-test for care (as well as for benefits) also allows local authorities to take undrawn pensions into account. Many people will be unaware of this, and
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focusing the analysis on just those households above the low income threshold, the regression analysis allows us to identify the factors that are related to an increased risk of entering low income when someone ... reason for them not working even if their health condition or disability has remained unchanged. iv To allow us to compare the incomes of different household types – a single person needs less income than a
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services that people could attain given the net income of the household in which they live. In order to allow comparisons of the living standards of different types of households, income is adjusted to take into ... that members of the public think are needed to reach a minimum acceptable standard of living that allows household members to participate fully in society. In April 2013, the JRF estimated that a pensioner
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symptom awareness being higher among other age groups. Older women are also more likely to delay attending the GP with breast cancer symptoms.18 Despite this, women aged over 70 years are not automatically
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concerned that the stress and cost of these journeys may mean that some patients will opt out of attending clinics altogether. Age Cymru wants to campaign to improve hospital transport, but we need your
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as identified through the mapping of advocacy services undertaken with the support of services attending the advocacy network meetings across Wales. Advocacy services for a wider client group but older
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as identified through the mapping of advocacy services undertaken with the support of services attending the advocacy network meetings across Wales. Advocacy services for a wider client group but older
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can lead to situations where an individual’s dignity is compromised with certain groups refusing to allow a male to provide care or support.19 Older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people ... loophole continues to exist in Wales, unless further action is taken. This human rights loophole that allows people receiving the same service in the same care home to have different levels of protection must
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1990s. Walker claims that restricting the working week does not result in less output, and instead allows firms (when incentivised by their government) to hire more labour, therefore creating more jobs.xxiv
