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contribution to Welsh life and the Welsh economy. After taking account of the costs of an ageing population, older people make a net contribution of almost £6 million per day to the Welsh economy.1 Age Cymru believes ... have an innate value in themselves, regardless of their age or other personal characteristics. Nevertheless, it is sometimes helpful to quantify the size of the contributions that are made by older people
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How you can change the lives of lonely older people. Most of us have felt miserably and lonely at some point in our lives. For many, life moves on and the feelings pass. But for some loneliness becomes ... to be a member of the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness. During her time as an MP, Jo Cox was dedicated to combating loneliness in the UK. Jo formed an independent, cross-party Commission of MPs and charities
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sight The unmet mental health needs of older people October 2016 We’re Age UK Age UK is a charity and a social enterprise driven by the needs and aspirations of people in later life. We are here to ... to inspire, enable and support older people to help everyone make the most of later life. Age UK provides information and advice to over 5 million people each year, runs public and parliamentary campaigns
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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 ... consultation is for establishing the rules and regulations governing the new secondary market for annuities. It covers a range of behavioural and consumer protection issues that will apply to buyers (i.e. financial
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Page 1 of 32 Factsheet 43 Getting legal and financial advice May 2024 About this factsheet This factsheet helps you to get the legal help you need, including legal information and advice on civil matters ... agencies and legal information online, as well as getting paid-for advice from a solicitor or independent financial adviser. It looks at options for paying for advice and has information on the Legal Aid scheme
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anagefriendlyWalesThis survey is a follow up to the second survey we undertook in February to April2021 for people aged 50 or over acrossWales. It’s being undertaken by keyorganisationsthatrepresentolderpeople ... the ongoing pandemic and what they need tomove forward.This survey will take 15 minutes to complete. Yourresponseisanonymous. Thank you for your support in completing this survey. Your currentexperiences
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over the qualifying age for Pension Credit and the other younger. In the future, couples in this situation could receive much lower benefit support. This paper looks at the impact of the proposed reforms ... under Universal Credit compared to the current system of Pension Credit if neither is in work. The older partner could be financially better off living alone and claiming Pension Credit. Under Universal
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Helping older people understand what support is available to carers
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We work with a number of national older people’s organisations.
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discussion with the local public sector on the key issues affecting services for people in later life within the current climate of spending cuts and public services reform. In summary the areas covered ... age-friendly communities The full list of questions is on Page 7. June 2011 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes
