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Wales – see section 2 below – the most up to date term is ‘community landlord housing’ (therefore, we will generally use the latter description in this factsheet). Our factsheet explains: how waiting lists ... points of note in the new legislation. Where relevant, further information on some of these elements will be included in the text below, or can be found within our other housing factsheets. Changes in terminology
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part of the industrial relations system in the UK, and without sufficient access many older workers will have no form of redress against ageist employers. Age UK is opposed to the introduction of fees ... constructing barriers to making a claim will reduce the incentive for employers to improve employment practices in the first place. Both ‘option 1’ and ‘option 2’ will fail to encourage early settlement
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annuity income, for example people with very low income streams or who are in poor health, many people will be tempted to re-assign or re-sell because they are in a desperate situation, even when not in their ... advice, or if disproportionately expensive, guidance through Pension Wise. Whether or not consumers will need to pay for formal advice should be clear upfront. Age UK recommends basing any thresholds on
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the Payment Systems Regulator or PSR was incorporated as a subsidiary of the FCA in April 2014 and will be fully operational in April 2015. The Payments Systems Regulator is now consulting on its assessment ... PSR and Operators The regulatory approach should set out what measures or other methods the PSR will use to ensure that payment systems are operating in the interests of service users, including vulnerable
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funding allocation cannot fix the crisis facing social care. The improved working that this transfer will support can only mitigate, not solve, the huge reduction in the availability of services caused by ... Prospects for the future Better Care Fund From 2015/16 councils and clinical commissioning groups will jointly decide how to spend the £3.8 billion fund for health and social care (The Better Care Fund
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judgments on the way people relate and interact. We also recognize that not all social interactions will be experienced as positive or meaningful, or foster a sense of well-being. Nevertheless, for the ... trustworthy and reliable confidante to communicate with routinely (e.g., weekly), someone you feel you can trust and you can count on. 6. If you are married, this can benefit your cognitive health, but you should
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low incomes often have a very limited expectation of what is absolutely necessary – things that they will buy come what may. This means that they may potentially still have a bit to spare on those other things ... out essentials. A further uncertainty, illustrated by Jill’s case, was whether services provision will continue at its present level. People want certainties in later life, and in the present climate they
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authority social services departments In this factsheet references to the ‘local authority’ or ‘council’ will refer to the adult social services department of the local authority. Elsewhere, you may hear the ... social care topics) will use this Act, and the Welsh Government Code of Practice guidance for local authorities which accompanies it, as a main source of information. References will be provided in the
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a carer 17 5.4 Can the local authority refuse to assess you? 18 6 Who will carry out the assessment? 19 7 Local authority ‘Information and Advice’ services; ... reduction or withdrawal of assistance 40 11 How and where will the care services be provided? 41 11.1 Care or support services in your own home / other
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that social isolation and loneliness will impact upon older people’s wellbeing. Comments relating to Action Points Accessible streets (p18 & p19) Action 1: We will commission a research project to scope ... guidance by the end of summer 2017. As part of this project we will also examine updating our guidance on the use of tactile paving surfaces. We will then consider other recommendations and determine a way forward
