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2014 Foreword Long-term unemployment, usually defined as being out of work for over a year, is one of the most serious challenges facing the over 50s in the contemporary UK labour market. While some ... careful consideration to the options for reform outlined in this report, and to work to ensure that no-one in the welfare-to-work system is disadvantaged simply because of their age. Caroline Abrahams Charity
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year. We seek to play a constructive role in debates around ageing and older people’s issues, drawing on the views, experience and expertise of older people and paying particular attention to the voices of ... consequences of ageing. ILC-UK are grateful for this continued support from Age UK. For more information on ILC-UK please visit www.ilcuk.org.uk About ILC-UK 1 Contents Key research findings 2 Introduction
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detail how a rights based approach will be implemented in practice. We welcome the improved focus on early prevention services to prevent people’s needs escalating to where they would need higher level ... response to the consultation on the Carers National Plan, outlining some of the early results of our ongoing survey on the support needs for older carers as well as our general survey on older people’s experiences
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for professionals 2 Foreword ‘The staff in the home very rarely gave us any time alone together and on one occasion Arthur was taken seriously ill and transferred to hospital without them notifying me. The ... lesbian, gay, bisexual or trans (LGBT) can feel safe and accepted for who they are. This resource builds on and consolidates over a decade of pioneering work within Age UK at a national and local level, both
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deaths over the last 60 years Every winter in England and Wales one older person dies every seven minutes from the cold November 2015 ONS figures show that over the winter of 2014/15 there were a staggering ... This more ambitious programme projects: GDP increased by £3.20 on a Government investment of £1; Tax revenues increased by £1.27 on a £1 investment; 108,000 new jobs (net) per annum over the period
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National. Vinal K Karania sits in the Research Team, and further information about him can be found on the Research Department webpage Project Aim Age UK has a vision that all older people have the opportunity ... HAS THIS OUTCOME BEEN ACHIEVED? Outcome 1: Support Provided Helpful (1) Age UK Blackpool hosted a one day workshop where their CEO shared the organisations experience of delivering walking football. At
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of living and a level of income which enables them to live comfortably and afford essentials. No one should have to endure a calamitous reduction in their standard of living when they retire. However ... estimated to live in poverty1 and Wales is the UK region/country with the highest percentage of pensioners on a low income outside of London. 1
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regularly worrying about money struggling to pay your household bills or paying them with credit relying on your overdraft or credit card to get by missing credit card repayments hiding your spending habits ... big difference. Some debt management companies charge fees for their advice. There’s no need to take on more debt when there is free help available. These registered charities have debt advisers who can
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Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 came into force in April 2016. The Act puts adult safeguarding on a statutory footing and forms a legal framework for adult protection in Wales. The Welsh Government ... services operate. These include Statutory Guidance in relation to Safeguarding and a Code of Practice on Advocacy. The Act has also established new structures for Safeguarding Boards. The abuse of older
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Housing (Wales) Act – Code of Guidance for Local Authorities on the Allocation of Accommodation and Homelessness 5 2.3 Part 1 of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014 6 2.4 ... Risk of eviction where you rent your home, but the landlord is behind on their mortgage payments 22 4.9 Unsuitable or unaffordable housing 22 4.10 Leaving prison 25 Factsheet
