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Page | 1 Key insights in this issue Inequality The Budget did little to help to close the gap between the richest and the poorest pensioners The Budget allows more affluent older people to be able ... able to leave more of their estate free of Inheritance Tax Financial inequality is currently growing in the pensioner population: the gap between the richest and the poorest is getting wider Pensioners
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Ben Franklin www.ilcuk.org.uk The end of formal adult social care A provocation by the ILC-UK December 2015 I 2 I ILC-UK The end of formal adult social care About the Centre for Later Life ... ILC-UK. The Centre is, in part, a continuation of its predecessor body the Care Funding Advice Network (CFAN) – a coalition of organisations and individuals seeking to improve on the Care Act’s recognition
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for your interest in becoming a member of Age Cymru’s Consultative Forum. We are looking for new members who are willing to share their experiences and to contribute to Age Cymru’s policies. We are particularly ... particularly interested to hear from people living in North Wales. Covid-19 led to an increase in demand for services and support from older people. Besides the risk of Covid-19, the restrictions imposed
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1 Summary As local authorities look for ways to cut spending, while continuing to support growing numbers of older people to stay healthy and active, this briefing makes the case for: • Building the ... the effects of demographic change into budgets • Developing a more strategic approach to ageing and improved cross-sector and crossdepartment coordination • Protecting the most vulnerable • Delivery in
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Consultation Response Draft Code of Practice on the extended right to request flexible working Ref: 1713 Date: 20 May 2013 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts ... parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Name: Christopher Brooks Email:
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this factsheet This factsheet provides information about later life for trans people. It is intended to provide information and advice and does not offer any opinions or views on the subject matter. The ... The factsheet covers a range of legal, financial and social care considerations and details of where to go for further information and support. Terminology used by trans people to describe their experiences
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Later Life in the United Kingdom December 2017 This factsheet, which is updated on a monthly basis, is the most up-to-date source of publicly available, general information on people in later life in the ... are aged 85 or over.3 There are over half a million people aged 90 and over in the UK. 70% of these are women.4 There are 14,570 centenarians in the UK, a 65% increase over the last decade. Of these
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Independent advocacy is a vital service for individuals to ensure that the person (and their well-being outcomes) is placed at the centre of the work of support services. Independent advocacy gives citizens ... report, Advocacy Counts 5. The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 defines advocacy as a right for all individuals in Wales in certain circumstances including (but not exclusively) assessment
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intended to sum up what is known about the financial abuse of older people. It does not cover commercial abuse (scams) in any detail, nor the abuse of younger people. In particular, it aims to provide the ... the best available answers to the following questions: 1 What is financial abuse? 3 2 What is the prevalence of financial abuse of older people? 5 3 Who is at most risk of financial abuse? 7
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parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. ... London WC1H 9NA T 0800 169 80 80 F 020 3033 1000 E 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
