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lies replacing the former laterally extended family forms. This is occuring at a time when UK government policy is placing increasing reliance on families to provide health and social care and suppo ... the UKs growing older ethnic population. This paper discusses the changing demographics, new government policy on promoting independent living and its implications for family care provision, and re
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conceptualise what different types of approaches to loneliness were aiming to achieve. The Local Government Association endorsed this framework in its ‘Combatting loneliness: a guide for local authorities’ ... agencies to develop positive policy solutions. • Take steps to put loneliness in later life on the Government’s agenda and hold them to account for progress. • Make the case for investment in local community
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majority of people will use it. It would be desirable to increase the scope of Independent Governance Committees to include decumulation products. This will be essential if the FCA presses ahead with ... how it would work in practice and subsequently be enforced. Extending the remit of Independent Governance Committees (IGCs) could serve as a fall back option. The IGC could oversee the charges and ensure
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age (currently 66). Guarantee Credit is worked out by comparing your income with an amount the government says you need to live on. If you have a disability, are a carer, have children, or have to pay ... guarantee Your appropriate minimum guarantee (or ‘appropriate amount’) is the amount of money the government thinks you need to live on each week. It is made up of the standard minimum guarantee for a single
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check the LHA rate that applies to you by asking your local authority or online – see www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-housing-allowance-lha-rates If you are a private tenant and the rent you pay ... Great Britain if you are: ⚫ fleeing home due to violence or a fear of violence ⚫ in hospital ⚫ on a government-approved training course ⚫ receiving temporary or respite care in a residential care home ⚫ providing
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at www.gov.uk/calculate-state-pension or by phoning the Future Pension Centre on 0800 731 0175. Government undertakes regular reviews of State Pension age, with the next review due within two years of the ... 1951 or women born before 6 April 1953) you can download a copy of the claim form at www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-basic-state-pension 6.1 Advance claims and backdating You can claim your State
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internet use in later life, Matthews and Nazroo, 2015. Table 2 and table 23 https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/495105/FullReportUnderstandingDigitalEngagementinLaterLife
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that older people were not a burden, were the glue that holds communities together and that Local Government was ideally placed to work with older people. She explained that the LGA were calling for more
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requiring providers to share their CQC ratings with investors will assist in ensuring that appropriate governance and oversight is in place within those organisations. 4 ● 1b What are your views on our proposed ... be empowered to speak out about the impact of national policy on service delivery. The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman also has a significant role to play in the monitoring of practice, and
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agencies to develop positive policy solutions. Take steps to put loneliness in later life on the Government’s agenda and hold them to account through debates and Parliamentary Questions. Make the case for
