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Age NI and Age Scotland. Please note this submission relates to our experience in England only. 1. Summary of key points 1.1. Age UK supports the proposal that larger employers should publish gender ... of flexible working, 2012 xxiii Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP, Minister for Women and Equalities, HC Deb, 1 July 2015, c1530 xxiv TUC, Age Immaterial, p. 4 xxv McNair, S., A Sense of a Future: A Study of Training
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older age groups, particularly due to the underfunding of the social care system. Introduction 1. Age UK welcomes the opportunity to respond to this inquiry. The concept of intergenerational fairness ... per cent in 2013-14.iii However : 1.6 million pensioners remain living in poverty and a further 1 million have incomes just above the poverty line. Progress appears to have stalled as the relative
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not-for-profit advice; and the role of default options and pathways in simplifying decision-making. Introduction 1. As a major provider of information and advice to people approaching and in later life, Age UK welcomes ... telephone advice service providing information and signposting in response to enquiries received (level 1), and an in-depth advice service for more complex queries (level 2). This deals with just over 300,000
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Factsheet 66w August 2024 2 of 45 Contents 1 Information about this factsheet 4 1.1 Definitions and terminology 4 2 Your right to complain about ... offer advice, support or advocacy 17 3.9 Complaints involving more than one organisation 18 4 Stage 1 – resolving concerns or complaints locally 20 4.1 Resolving an issue without making a formal complaint
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1 Behind the Headlines Are older people and their families really to blame when their hospital discharges are delayed? Age UK, March 2016 Contact: Ruthe Isden, Ruthe.Isden@ageuk.org ... might be minor for someone who is basically fit 1 Our free and confidential national telephone service - Age UK Advice - has been running for over 15
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uprating for State Pensions and universal pensioner benefits for the remainder of this Parliament. 1. Putting social care on a sustainable footing There is now a consensus from authoritative commentators ... as widening the earnings band for those who are over the earnings threshold, to start at the first £1 of earnings. We would also like to see coverage extended through three means: firstly, by reducing the
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Factsheet 46w April 2024 (amended May 2024) 2 of 54 Contents 1 Information about this factsheet 5 1.1 Local authority social services departments 6 2 Legislation covering ... Factsheet 46w April 2024 (amended May 2024) 5 of 54 1 Information about this factsheet This factsheet explains the local authority rules around charging for
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order to improve the situation for clients, advocates and services through the pandemic and beyond. 1 Introduction 1Valuing Voices in Wales: Protecting Rights Through the Pandemic and Beyond report Advocacy ... as we come out of the pandemic and shows how much work there is still to do for the most vulnerable. 1 Child protection cases 2 Reduced access to services 3 Accommodation 4 Accessing mental health support
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1 Public Policy Statement Safeguarding older people June 2017 Summary All older people in Wales have the right to a life free from abuse. There are ‘few more basic human rights than that of being ... being protected from violence or exploitation’.1 Older people must not be placed at risk of abuse or neglect. Agencies must work together to safeguard individuals, to uphold an individual’s fundamental right
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978-0-9568731-2-5 The views expressed in this report are not necessarily those of Age UK Age UK Tavis House 1–6 Tavistock Square London WC1H 9NA Registered charity number 1128267 1Living on a low income in later ... Report structure 14 Policy context and background 14 Research aims 16 Research design and sample 16 1 Perceptions of hardship 18 What is seen as hardship? 18 Life trajectories and previous experiences 19
