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leading national charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people should be able to lead healthy and fulfilled lives, have adequate income, access to high quality ... awareness of the issues of importance to them. We are pleased to respond to the Parliamentary Review into Health and Social Care in Wales. Age Cymru believes that all older people, wherever they live, should
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centre of the work of support services. Independent advocacy gives citizens voice, choice and control over achieving their well-being outcomes. There have been significant developments in the field of independent ... Authorities have either commissioned services to comply with these requirements or are in the process of doing so. Draft regulations have been developed by Welsh Government that relate initially to commissioned
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centre of the work of support services. Independent advocacy gives citizens voice, choice and control over achieving their well-being outcomes. There have been significant developments in the field of independent ... Authorities have either commissioned services to comply with these requirements or are in the process of doing so. Draft regulations have been developed by Welsh Government that relate initially to commissioned
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reserved. Third 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 ... on draft regulations which will reduce the period of time that Housing Benefit and State Pension Credit can be paid when someone is temporarily out of Great Britain (GB). This will be reduced from 13 weeks
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reserved. Third 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 ... 9NA. 2 About this call for evidence The House of Lords has established a Select Committee on the Mental Capacity Act 2005. The terms of reference of the inquiry ask the Committee to “consider and report
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Prevention Taskforce Wales is a collaborative multi-disciplinary and multi-agency group, comprising of representatives from all seven health boards, national and local government, public, private and third
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vaccine – background information There was originally a universal 2 dose primary course of the vaccine offered from December 2020 to the whole population (aged over 5). This was ended by the ... following people will be eligible to receive it: residents in a care home for older adults; all adults aged 75 years and over; people aged 6 months and over who are immunosuppressed. Everyone who is eligible for
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out proposals around key elements of a framework for local support. Some of the main proposals are: • Council Tax Benefit (CTB) will be replaced by a localised system of support from 2013-14 with expenditure ... entitlement. In the context of the proposals we strongly support the commitment to protect pensioners. Council tax is a major cost and it is essential that older people have the security of knowing that they will
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Readers’ Panel at 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 ... decision or action and cannot be used as a substitute for professional advice. Neither Age UK nor any of its subsidiary companies or charities accepts any liability arising from its use and it is the reader’s
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is the leading charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people should be able to lead healthy and fulfilled lives, have adequate income, access to high quality ... future. We seek to provide a strong voice for all older people in Wales and to raise awareness of the issues of importance to them. We are pleased to respond to the Welsh Government’s consultation on the
