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change with and for older people. Together with our local partners: • We provide information and advice. • We deliver wellbeing programmes. • We provide independent advocacy. • We support carers. • We ... can help Age Cymru Advice: our information and advice service for matters affecting people over 50 in Wales. Age Cymru Advice is committed to being the foremost information and advice service to older people
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you money. It is important to seek impartial advice before switching, for example from the Citizens Advice Consumer Helpline. In Scotland, contact Energy Advice Scotland. The information in this factsheet ... increase your costs overall. Please note the remainder of this factsheet is subject to above. You should always seek impartial advice before switching, for example from the Citizens Advice Consumer Helpline
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ranging from advice to switching energy tariffs or applying for grants to having energy efficient equipment installed. The average cost of delivering the support (including only staff costs and cost of travel ... person from switching energy suppliers) is £55 per older person supported. This compares to the average cost of £33 for a GP visit and between £115 and £168 for a hospital visit. All older people completing
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Page 4 of 8 1. Cold weather has shown to increase the demand on the heath service (with the cost to the NHS estimated to be around £1.36 billion per year), and with cold homes in particular, it is ... Tyneside and Teesside. 3. The programme supported 944 older people, delivering support ranging from advice to switching energy tariffs or applying for grants to having energy efficient equipment installed
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replaced with a loan. Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) is also known as Help with Housing Costs. SMI is a loan to help with the interest on your mortgage payments or other eligible home improvement ... don't need to make a decision over the phone - take your time to think through your options and seek advice if needed. If you don't accept the loan Think about other ways that you can pay back the interest
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protection requirements and not using the information beyond its stated purpose. If you require further advice or support please contact the Age UK Research Team DO YOU HAVE AN AIM OR SET OF AIMS FOR THE SERVICE ... WANT TO ESTIMATE THE COST-BENEFIT AND/OR COSTEFFECTIVENESS OF THE SERVICE? YES INFOMRATION REQUIRED: COST OF DELIVERYING SERVICE AND PROFILE OF SPEND, INCLUDING NONMONETARY COSTS SUCH AS VOLUNTEER TIME
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www.gov.wales/coronavirus Some of the basic measures for protecting yourself are similar to the advice for flu contained in our guide, such as washing your hands regularly or using hand sanitizer. However ... indoor public places, or on public transport. Again, check the Welsh Government website for current advice. • Page 7: this section contains information on the annual seasonal flu vaccine. This year, those
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.......................... 3 State help with costs in retirement housing for pensioners ............................ 4 Which pensioners pay the extra costs in retirement housing? ..................... ... ......................................................................................... 14 The costs of retirement housing ......................................................................... 14
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18°C/65°F for the rest of your home. Close doors to keep the heat from moving to the rooms you don’t use. If your home has gas central heating, this needs to have an annual safety check, as do all the gas ... appliances in your property, by a Gas Safe registered engineer. This will make sure that not only is your heating system safe but it is working as efficiently as possible. Get the flu jab This year it’s more important
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much as 19 per cent for every 1°C drop in mean temperature below 5°C.iv Age UK has estimated that the cost of the cold to the NHS in England is £1.36 billion per year.v For the 4.5 million older people who ... struggle to keep their homes warm. Yet many older people are largely unaware of the link between poor heating conditions, exposure to cold and the potentially devastating effects on their health. vii Excess
