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various situations. Older people with mental health problems were said to be 6 times more likely to be on medication but less likely to have access to talking therapies, with many receiving no help at all ... meeting. Age UK’s recent report on mental health and older people was discussed and the Wellbeing in Later Life index, which found that mental health and wellbeing was one of the highest contributors to
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the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 5 3 What is community landlord housing? 7 3.1 Welsh Housing Quality Standard (WHQS) 8 4 How can you get community ... whilst you are on a waiting list 13 5.4 Can you apply to more than one local authority? 13 5.5 ‘Common housing registers’ 14 6 Local authority allocation schemes 14 6.1 Who gets priority on the list – ‘reasonable
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We welcome the opportunity to respond to the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee’s consultation on the impact of the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 in relation to carers. Background ... poor health is also increasing. Public Health Wales states1 that men and women are likely to spend on average 17 and 20 years respectively living in poor health. Worryingly, differences in both life expectancy
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Primary Care and Public Health Inquiry Delivering the Five Year Forward View: Behavioural change, information and signposting Ref: 2715 Date: October 2015 All ... Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9NA. 2 The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Primary Care and Public Health is seeking views on specific aspects of the NHS Five Year Forward View to accelerate positive
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market is one derivation of the ‘lump of labour fallacy’, which refutes the idea that there is only a fixed amount of work in the economy to be shared out. This briefing examines the evidence on this topic ... it. But doing so to the detriment of older workers is not the right way to set about it. Theories on the lump of labour, which help explain the ideas behind ‘job blocking’, first emerged in the late 19th
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No, I’m not on the ‘naughty step’, just thinking how dangerous the stairs can be, and you’re right about using the safety gate, holding onto the banister, and taking my time, or coming down on my bottom ... steep for me these days, there isn’t a banister, the grips are worn as is the carpet, and the light on the steps isn’t good as my eyesight’s fading. Better do something before it’s too late” Keeping Active
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Changing payment method – prepayment meters 9 3.4 Collective energy switching 10 4 General information on energy efficiency 10 4.1 Insulation, draught proofing and double glazing 10 4.2 Boiler efficiency 11 ... electrical appliances 12 5 Government measures to help with cost of living pressures 13 5.1 Ofgem Price Cap on energy bills 13 5.2 UK Government ‘Energy Price Guarantee’ 14 5.3 UK Government Cost of Living Payments
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House 1-6 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9NA 2 About this consultation The government is consulting on its proposals to restructure the Money Advice Service (MAS), Pension Wise and The Pensions Advisory ... important that it retains sufficient independence and is given the time and resources it needs to take on new functions effectively Age UK would like to see a joined-up information, guidance and advice journey
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Creating an age friendly WalesEnvis AGE Spotlight on the financial inclusion of older people No. 14 2020 Featured articles Page 2 Introduction – Victoria Lloyd Page 5 Overview of poverty and older people ... and afford essentials. No one should have to endure a calamitous reduction in their standard of living when they retire, or be resigned to choosing between basic essentials on a daily basis in order to
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locally. HOPE Documents The HOPE project has produced a couple of useful new documents, please click on the links below to view them: Benefits of volunteering for the HOPE project Latest HOPE volunteer ... Through the Pandemic and Beyond report. A year on from that survey, the advocacy sector in Wales collected evidence of the pandemic’s impact on people who are entitled to advocacy, the accessibility
