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(MAS). Key points and recommendations Impartial public financial guidance is vital to encourage people to engage with financial services – industry information is a complement, not a substitute. The ... Age UK believes that a joined-up information, guidance and advice journey is necessary to help people prepare for later life. We recommend that the Government looks at how it can use behavioural economics
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meet the volunteers’ needs. 4. To coordinate the pairing of volunteer telephone befrienders with older people 5. To work with partners to develop a range of materials, resources and signposting information ... recording, monitoring, evaluation and reporting Knowledge • Needs and aspirations of older people • Safeguarding of older people • Commitment to equal opportunities, and developing services or support that
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7. To develop and maintain a resource of accurate, up to date information on issues affecting older people. Page 2 of 3 8. To represent Age Cymru in appropriate meetings, forums and events. 9. To ... voluntary organisations. • Policy development Knowledge • Knowledge of health issues impacting older people • Knowledge of the current health and social care agenda in Wales. • Knowledge and understanding
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with older people in recent months. We took the questions to BT and attached their responses underneath each question. Will call blockers, used to prevent scammers from contacting older people ... in-built service called Hiya that will automatically block scam calls. (See attached). Some people reported being switched to the digital system without prior notice. BT uses an automated system
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across Wales. We work together with Age NI Age Scotland and Age UK to improve the lives of older people. Your local Age Cymru partner helps with things like befriending, shopping, transport, filling ... an independent charity and together we work in strong partnership to promote the well-being of older people through national and local campaigns, through our political influencing, our health ageing work
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is the national charity for older people in Wales. We campaign, we research and we fundraise to make sure we build a better life for all older people. We ensure older people’s voices are heard, we challenge ... wherever we find it. We provide a range of national and local services and programmes directly to older people in the community and we ensure the highest standards so you can be assured of consistency and
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more likely to be women or in full-time education, younger or older workers. The experience of workers aged 50+ on ZHCs is mixed. Some older workers like the flexibility of ZHCs in order to combine work ... work with other responsibilities or to phase their transition to retirement. However, other older workers will have a very poor experience of working under a ZHC, particularly where they have little control
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4 Local authority duties in regard to information & advice and advocacy for people assessed as needing a care home 11 4 A care home resident’s right to choose which home they ... Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) – ‘UK care home providers for older people: advice on consumer law’ 24 7 When should the local authority pay more than
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Conclusions 17 Notes 18 Contents Age UK launched in April 2010 with the aim of improving later life for people in the UK and around the world through our information and advice, campaigns, products, training ... publication: 2012 Copyright Age UK ISBN 978-0-9568731-3-2 2 Bus services provide a lifeline for many older people. For those without easy access to a car, having accessible and affordable public transport is
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in simplifying decision-making. Introduction 1. As a major provider of information and advice to people approaching and in later life, Age UK welcomes the Committee’s inquiry into pension freedom guidance ... management, particularly for people in draw down schemes who could very rapidly exhaust their savings in a falling market. 2. Our information and advice service reaches over 2 million people each year. We run a
