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people can continue to claim DLA if: You were born before 8 April 1948 and are already currently claiming DLA You are claiming on behalf of a disabled person under the age of 16 To continue to claim DLA ... DLA you will need to show that you meet the criteria for either or both of the two components – the ‘care component’ and the ‘mobility component’. You may be eligible for the care component if you require
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com/agecymru Welcome to this busy autumn edition of Age Matters By Victoria Lloyd, Chief Executive, October 2022 As the nights draw in and the leaves start to turn, it is inevitable that we start to think about ... about winter. This edition you can find out how to get hold of a copy of our Winter Wrapped Up guide and about the work Nest are doing in Wales to help with energy issues which is particularly pertinent when
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Background to Age Cymru Age Cymru is the national charity for older people in Wales and is the force combining Age Concern Cymru and Help the Aged in Wales. The Charity works nationally and locally to improve ... Background to This is Older The aim of the project is to co-produce, through engagement, a written agenda that organisations can sign up to, to ensure accurate representation of older people who live in
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local authority’s duty to carry out an assessment 15 5.1 Duty to carry out an assessment for someone who requests one 15 5.2 Does the local authority have any duty to carry out ... person? 16 5.3 Local authority duty to offer an assessment if you are a carer 17 5.4 Can the local authority refuse to assess you? 18 6 Who will carry out the assessment? 19
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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 services ... opportunity to shape their own 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 consultation
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regulations to ensure “shopping around” is the default Increase access to financial intermediaries Increased numbers of DC pension customers are in or approaching retirement. The key to delivering resilience ... resilience depends on policy measures that ensure these people are encouraged to use their accumulated savings and assets to best effect, to provide value and peace of mind in retirement. The first key factor determining
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are here to stand up for the 14 million people in the UK and 846 million people internationally who have now reached later life, but also to speak for the long-term interests of every one of us, working ... working to ensure that experiences of ageing improve from one generation to the next. We aim to improve later life for everyone through our information and advice, campaigns, products, training and research
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London WC1H 9NA. Age UK and its subsidiary companies and charities form the Age UK Group, dedicated to helping more people love later life. ID000000 03/17 Creating a ‘Career MOT at 50’ Helping people keep ... (SPA) is rising, scheduled to increase to 67 in 2026-28 and with further rises likely in the 2030s and beyond. This makes working longer essential, and there is a clear need to help people plan their future
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the period of transition we are in, from the completion of the large scale grant funding Projects, to the start of the newly commissioned Independent Professional Advocacy services implemented under the ... advocacy services (from 19 to 13) specifically for older people. There has been a small decrease in services providing advocacy to a wider client group. The reduction is from 44 to 41 services. There are
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time and who is at greatest risk. What do we mean by poverty? We consider people to be living in poverty when their resources are not enough to meet their basic needs and also to allow them to take part ... mean struggling to cover food and energy bills, watching every penny spent, worrying that nothing is set aside for a sudden emergency such as the cooker breaking down, or being unable to afford the cost
