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available in the adult advocacy sector. Our concerns are that, as currently drafted: 1. The regulations will compromise the fundamental independence of advocacy services, and therefore militate against the ability ... states: The Advocacy provider and advocates will put the people they advocate for first, ensuring they are directed by their wishes and feelings. Advocates will be non-judgmental and respectful of people’s
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the entitlement conditions, you can continue to be paid these. If you claim income-related ESA, you will eventually be moved to Universal Credit. Every claim for ESA is medically assessed by a healthcare ... put in to either: the work-related activity group: This is for people who will prepare to return to work and will get some support to do that. the support group: This is for people who are
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The older you are the more you can release. if you have an existing mortgage or secured loan, you will need to use the money you release to pay it off immediately; you’ll then be free to use whatever money ... Support Allowance Universal Credit Council Tax Support A specialist equity release adviser will be able to advise what will happen to your benefits if you take out a plan. Read our factsheet on equity release for
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socio-economic duty - Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010 - in Wales. Commencing the duty means that public bodies will be required to make decisions in a way that tackles social disadvantage. Over 100,000 pensioners are ... in Wales, which has the highest proportion of older people living in poverty outside of London. We will be looking to Welsh Government to ensure that pensioners in poverty benefit from this new measure
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ongoing annual donation that contributes significantly to any aspect of Age Cymru, your organisation will be publicly recognised as an Age Cymru Major Partner. Branding agreement Perhaps a targeted ... raise the profile and profitability of your products and services. For every sale, a fixed amount will help support Age Cymru and its work. Charity of the year By working with us through a Charity
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meet this need, Age Cymru urgently needs financial support from companies like yours. These funds will help us to: Meet the growing demand on our free information and advice line – calls are up by 200% ... emergency appeal Show your staff and customers how to donate too . We know that the general public are willing to help, and we need your help in spreading the word. You can help us to do this by sharing our emergency
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services through a range of channels, including telephone. The Government should recognise that there will always be some consumers who do not want to or cannot switch, and guard against the risk of them being ... when comparing continues, as well as misleading advertising and poor service, many older customers will not have sufficient trust in alternative providers to switch. That is why we believe there is a place
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authority social services departments In this factsheet references to the ‘local authority’ or ‘council’ will refer to the adult social services department of the local authority. You might also see the relevant ... social care topics) will use this Act – and the Welsh Government guidance for local authorities which accompanies it (see below) – as a main source of information. References will be provided in the text
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Good practice 23 Identification of the gaps in support, 25 and the needs identified Recommendations 30 3 Introduction ………………………………………………………………………… 4 Thank you ………………………………………………………………………… ... identified ………………………………………………………………………… 25 26 1 https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/qs50 27 28 29 Recommendations ………………………………………………………………………… • • • • • • • • • • • 30 Age Cymru is a registered charity
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accountability for all aspects of the NHS in Wales. However, the actual day-to-day operation of NHS Wales will be delivered through Local Health Boards (or in some instances, NHS Trusts) – see below. Health services ... There is a two-stage system for resolving complaints about the NHS in Wales: Stage one This stage will involve a local investigation by the body concerned, using the formal complaints procedure if required
