required. Jean referred to the toolkit that Habinteg had put together to help local authority planning teams to assess the need for lifetime homes in their area. Baroness Greengross introduced the
Mrs Jenkins, Cardiff 10 Tackling poverty The Welsh Government published its Tackling Poverty Action Plan in 2012 and produces annual progress reports which outline the ways in which it is using its powers ... welfare reform and support people with low incomes. Unfortunately the current Tackling Poverty Action Plan makes only passing reference to older people and lacks many targeted actions to help older people
peer reviewed which will go some way to validating our measure of wellbeing. 8. What are the future plans for the Index of Wellbeing in Later Life? In the next five years, depending on data availability
to note that the sample of participants and stakeholders identified for interviews may not necessarily reflect the views of all participants and stakeholders involved with the local Age UKs in each respective
mum Carmel aged 85. The Social Care Green Paper On 16 November 2017 the Government outlined their plans to launch a social care Green Paper by summer 2018 in a written ministerial statement. We welcome
different types of power of attorney and how they work. 12 Information and advice Wills and estate planning It’s important to make a will that accurately reflects your wishes, so you can be sure your estate ... professional advice. G eneral Lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender Many of the issues relating to planning for later life are the same whether you are gay or straight. However, some matters may need special
will receive lower pensions under the new State Pension system and have not had time to change their plans. This should cover people who would be entitled to a pension based on their partner’s contributions ... be entitled to a pension based on their partner’s contributions and do not have time to make other plans. We have long argued that the State Pension should be set at a level which minimises reliance on
Care Commission and has said that it will publish a ‘re-focused Carers’ Strategy’ in April 2011 and plans to ‘improve access to respite care by using direct payments to carers and better community-based provision’ ... focused on their caring role and the cared-for person. ‘Haven’t got a life. Can’t look to future. Can’t plan ahead.’ ‘I think the main thing is that I don’t have a life of my own, having to care for someone
best deal on your energy bills by switching ‘tariff’ or supplier. Your tariff is the specific deal or plan you are on. If you have never switched or not switched for a while, you may be on your supplier’s ... your supplier ⚫ name of your current tariff ⚫ are you are on a dual fuel tariff, meaning you have one plan for gas and electricity from the same supplier ⚫ if your tariff has a fixed term, when the fixed term
the over 50s planning their future Surprisingly, more than 50% of adults haven’t thought much about their hopes and ambitions for life after 60. However, research shows that if you plan and manage this ... Cymru. It seems many individuals don’t know where to get information and support and how to start planning for their future. So, the Age at Work programme is seeking to support as many over 50s as possible