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The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 came into force on the 6 April 2016 and it will have a big impact on the types of Local Authority services that are delivered and how they are delivered
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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 interested ... during the emergency. We expect that once we get back to normal, many needs hidden during the pandemic will come to light. In response to these challenges, Age Cymru has adapted the way we provide help and
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(for example, to do balance training) if they can personally choose the advice and activities that will suit their particular abilities, needs, priorities and lifestyle. Also, it should be acknowledged
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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 interested ... during the emergency. We expect that once we get back to normal, many needs hidden during the pandemic will come to light. In response to these challenges, Age Cymru has adapted the way we provide help and
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with older people, carers, volunteers and organisations across Wales. This exciting new project will be supporting people to engage, participate, gain information, have their voices heard, understand ... involved, share experiences, raise awareness of advocacy, and develop skills and knowledge. HOPE will deliver advocacy support at a community level through a range of advocacy models by recruiting and
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slow movers but is able to pursue its high aspirations In the medium to longer term credibility will rest on results rather than structure of the new organisation, the focus should therefore be on setting ... put off from using it. We hope that the new organisation proposed by the Banking Standards Review will help to make it common practice for the industry to understand the needs of all customer groups and
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are not. They have to demonstrate their mobility problems to qualify. We hope that Welsh Government will now put an end to this inequitable situation. Lack of consistency in applying the eligibility criteria ... Committee agrees with us that, for people who have permanent conditions which are unlikely to improve or will deteriorate, it does not make sense to conduct a re-assessment. We are glad that the Committee highlighted
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couple must have reached State Pension age to claim Pension Credit. If this is not the case, they will have to make a new claim for Universal Credit. Find out more about Universal Credit The way ... of the things that may change with Pension Credit, although it’s not clear when these changes will take place. As Housing Benefit is being abolished, Pension Credit may include a new housing credit
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transferring your money to a ‘safe account’ to protect it, which can lead to loss of money. The caller will often sound professional and try to convince you that your card has been cloned or that your money ... helpdesk of a well-known IT firm, such as Microsoft. They’ll tell you that your computer has a virus and will charge you to upload ‘anti-virus software’. This turns out to be spyware, which is used to get your
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“Control – to try and retain control of my life for as long as I possibly can.” “We cannot see what will happen in the future, whether this is losing your mobility which would make you more vulnerable and ... sure I have a say as to the care I receive should it be necessary and that I understand clearly the cost implications. Not to be forced to undertake any activities that I find I am not suitable for. Every
