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................................................................................... 5 Effects of winter cold ........................................................................................... ... .............................................................................................. 18 Fuel poverty .........................................................................................
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children and adults at risk Law Commission review of the DoLS - Publication of the final report and draft Bill Useful Websites Page 8 Useful publications Age Cymru’s free Advice Line Useful publications
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Advisor. The service provides Age UK enquirers with suggestions and travel tips. This year, our winter grants programme benefited 63,000 people. Our HandyVan service achieved a customer satisfaction rate ... research has shown that this extra money was spent on essential items such as food, paying utility bills and practical help at home. We received significant national media coverage as a result of our policy
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Heather Ferguson Page 17 Improving financial wellbeing amongst older people – Lee Phillips Page 20 Fuel poverty and older people – Adam Scorer Page 23 Improving homes and changing lives for older people ... Furthermore, older people are the group most likely to suffer from fuel poverty, where having to spend a disproportionate amount on fuel takes money away from other essentials. The consequences for older
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the Winter Fuel Support Scheme Age Cymru recently joined forces with the Older People’s Commissioner to call on the Welsh Government to include older people claiming pension credit within the Winter Fuel ... organisations said that the Welsh Government must urgently change the eligibility criteria for the Winter Fuel Support Scheme to ensure that older people claiming Pension Credit can access the financial support
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Matters - Spring 2024 edition Age Matters - Winter 2023 edition Age Matters - Summer 2023 edition Age Matters - Spring 2023 edition Winter 2022 Age Matters - Winter 2022 edition - English Age Matters - Argraffiad ... English Spring 2022 Age Matters newsletter - Welsh version Age Matters newsletter - English version Winter 2021 Age Matters newsletter - English version Age Matters newsletter - Welsh version Autumn 2021
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apparent return Abrupt changes to or creation of wills Unpaid bills, rent and other accumulation of debt when someone is supposed to be paying the bills on behalf of an adult who needs care and support Lack of
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Conclusion 43 2 Living on a low income in later life 4 Spending decisions 44 Prioritising household bills 44 Views on essentials 44 Views on luxuries 45 The importance of ‘non-essential’ spending 47 Conclusion ... could be emotionally draining. • Participants took pains to ensure that they met their household bills. However, they had to make sacrifices to do so. They went without holidays, stopped going out, did
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Forum Wales worked together to gather the experiences of people aged 50 or over in Wales during the winter Covid-19 lockdown and to understand the perspectives of older people on recovery.1 The findings of ... 65-69, Caerphilly) 1 Age Cymru (2021) Experiences of people aged 50 or over in Wales during the winter Covid-19 lockdown, and the road to recovery Lockdown survey provides an insight into what older
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Don’t leave yourself in the cold this winter Keep well and warm during the cold weather with our myth-busting tips. As well as a hat, wrapping a scarf around your neck and mouth can help to protect your ... to keep warm on a winter’s day.’ ‘A warm bedroom is bad for my health.’ No. 65°F (18°C) is the ideal temperature for your bedroom to ensure that you are warm and well in winter. It’s best to keep
