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Tax changes 29 Financial help after bereavement Things that could help with costs 30 Emotional support 34 Useful organisations 35 4 What this guide is about When someone dies, there are certain things ... funeral. It also covers who you need to tell about the death and the kinds of financial and emotional support that might be available. Some people find keeping busy with these tasks a welcome distraction, while
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most of later life. We are national In the UK, we help over 7 million people every year, providing support, companionship and advice for the older people who need it most. We are local We work as part of ... Age UK, local Age UKs and Age UK Friends are members of The Age England Association, a body that supports us to work together collectively. We are international We work with our international subsidiary
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Issues affecting the new owner of an asset 28 12 Disputing a decision / making a complaint 28 12.1 Support from an advocacy service 29 13 Useful organisations 29 14 Further information about Age Cymru 32 ... social services teams are responsible, among other duties, for assessing people’s need for ‘care and support’ or ‘social care’ services and deciding whether those needs meet the eligibility criteria. Factsheet
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State Pensions – issues for current and future pensioners – Sally West Page 14 Project 360° - supporting older veterans to access their Armed Forces pension – Heather Ferguson Page 17 Improving financial ... provides an essential additional component of income in retirement, although this additional financial support is under-claimed. To create an age friendly Wales, all older people must have a sufficient income
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desire and are capable of doing so, and no-one should be disadvantaged because of their age. The support provided to older jobseekers must be better tailored to individual needs. Digital exclusion is ... mainly or exclusively online, there are real risks of excluding older people. Older people must be supported and encouraged to acquire digital skills and get online if they are able to and can afford to do
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organisations 18 Age UK 21 Support our work 21 Glossary AA – Attendance Allowance ADP – Adult Disability Payment (Scotland) AFIP – Armed Forces Independence Payment CSP – Carer Support Payment (Scotland) CTR ... CTR – Council Tax Reduction/Support DLA – Disability Living Allowance DWP – Department for Work and Pensions EEA – European Economic Area PIP – Personal Independence Payment Age UK factsheet 34
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bring as employees and contributors to wider society and to the economy. Employment and employment support More people are working for longer than ever before. For some this is through choice while, for others ... the picture is that older jobseekers often find they are unable to access adequate back-to-work support. Jobcentre Plus advisers tend not to be trained on the specific issues facing this age group, for
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distancing protocol and don’t take unnecessary risks. 2. Don’t go into the house of the person you’re supporting. 3. Leave the medicine outside on the doorstep. 4. Communicate to the person in isolation that ... Disinfect any surface that will be touched by the person you’re delivering to. If the person you’re supporting needs further help and is aged 50 or over they can contact Age Cymru Advice on 08000 223 444, available
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the potential pitfalls of buying leasehold property and enable them to resolve grievances. The support given to older leaseholders should be improved, to enable them to resolve disputes through the first ... system). Many older leaseholders struggle to obtain the required information from managing agents to support their case. Older leaseholders can find the tribunals intimidating, complex and costly without adequate
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helping everyone make the most of later life. We help more than 5 million people every year, providing support, companionship and advice for older people who need it most. 2. We welcome the opportunity to respond ... areas. iii. We support the implementation of a USO, to enable older people – including in remote areas – to reliably and quickly carry out essential functions. 3 iv. We strongly support the introduction
