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44 98 www.agecymru.org.uk Factsheet 24w September 2024 Direct payments for social care services in Wales Factsheet 24w September 2024 2 of 47 Contents ... factsheet 5 1.1 Local authority social services departments 5 2 Legislation covering the social care system in Wales – the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 and
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to you as quickly as possible. General enquiries For general enquiries or to get involved with our work, you can call us on 029 2043 1555. We're open Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm. Email us Your email ... housing or care. Call us: 0300 303 44 98 (charged at local rate) Email us Please include your location in your email as this will help us to deal with your enquiry more efficiently. We're currently experiencing
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Housing in later life Contents Introduction 2 Summary – key calls for action 3 Promoting independence with accessible and adaptable homes 7 Tackling poor conditions and delivering decent homes 13 Integrating ... everyone through our information and advice, services, campaigns, products, training and research. In the UK we work closely with our partners Age Scotland, Age NI, Age Cymru and the many local Age UKs and older
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Welfare Provision schemes in England are discretionary and intended to either help people facing an unexpected crisis or to support vulnerable people to re-settle or stay in the community. There is a separate ... called the Discretionary Assistance Fund (DAF) The information in this factsheet is correct for the period June 2024 to May 2025. The information in this factsheet applies to England and Wales. Please contact
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Carers November 2016 Summary According to recent figures there are more than 384 000 carers1 living in Wales, representing 12.1% of the Welsh population (the average across England and Wales combined is ... is disabled, physically or mentally ill, or affected by substance misuse”5. Carers can be involved in a whole range of practical, physical, personal and administrative tasks. Examples could include: cooking;
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Housing options. 2 We’d love to hear from you. 1) Join our Readers’ Panel. Have your say and be involved in updating our guides by joining our Readers’ Panel. You don’t need any specialist knowledge at all. ... www.ageuk.org.uk/readers-panel. 2) Tell us your story. Have you been affected by any of the issues in this guide? Has Age UK’s information and advice helped? If so, we’d love to hear from you to provide
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Issue no. 10 The Golden Thread Advocacy Programme—Two years on—Where are we now? GTAP was funded in 2016 by Welsh Government to support the implementation of the advocacy element of the Social Services ... Commissioning Independent Professional Advocacy for Adults In Wales 2. To support and build the capacity of the advocacy sector in Wales, and 3. To raise awareness of advocacy We have now completed
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policy@ageuk.org.uk www.ageuk.org.uk Age UK is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 and registered company number 6825798). The registered address ... and business on 16th June 2016. The inquiry’s terms of reference set out that the inquiry will look in particular at the following issues: What steps the Government takes to monitor compliance with the
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is a person named in a will who sorts out the deceased person’s estate . When you make a will, you need to choose your executor(s). Being an executor can involve a lot of work and responsibility ... executor? It’s a good idea to choose at least two executors, so they can share the responsibility and also in case one of them dies before you. What if I don’t have anyone who can be an executor? If you don’t
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help increase the number of staff recruited to work in this field, improve wellbeing, and help retain others who may otherwise leave their chosen profession in the longer term. Importance of a Real Living ... within the term of this Senedd. This development will be a main driver for improvements in health and wellbeing for staff in home care, care homes and respite services, all of which are disproportionately relied
