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Age UKs reaching most of England. Each year we provide Information and Advice to around 4.5 million people through web based and written materials, and individual enquires by telephone, letter, email and ... inquiry. Most people contacting Age UK about benefit issues have reached Pension Credit age (women’s State Pension age) and therefore do not face the same conditionality requirements as younger people in order
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The programme supported over 70 local Age UKs to make their mainstream services more accessible to people with dementia and their carers. This support was delivered by Dementia Adventure CIC (www.dementiaadventure ... links and resources which will be useful for those interested in developing wellbeing programmes for people with dementia. The resources highlighted here are by no means exhaustive but were frequently requested
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just direct support but helping to shape the future journey of new volunteers and meeting so many people, staff and other volunteer in committees and meetings. I feel we are one big caring family - growing ... Caroline, one of our volunteers from Carmarthenshire. She was one of the first people to respond to our publicity asking people to volunteer with the HOPE project at the end of 2020. We were then still a
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and challenge the long-standing myth that falls are an inevitable part of getting older. We strive for older people to live active and independent lives free from falling over. If you’d like to ... to reduce falls risk in older adults, learn from experts in the field and network with fellow professionals. It’s aimed at people who have experience of working with older adults who are at risk of
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following issues: o Rural areas are ageing quicker than urban areas, which means the needs of older people should be a priority in rural proofing policy and services. o The decisions made by all levels ... levels of government to fund services in rural areas cannot be based simply on cost and the number of people using the service; rather a broader impact assessment, taking into account social impact, needs to
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property 10 3.5 Provision of information & advice and advocacy for people assessed as needing a care home 11 4 Property that is not included in the means test 13 4.1 Temporary ... discretion to apply the 12-week property disregard in other circumstances 22 6.5 People who initially fully self fund their care home placement – does the 12-week property
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enterprise driven by the needs and aspirations of people in later life. Our vision is a world where everyone can love later life and our mission is to help people enjoy a better life. Age UK provides information ... information and advice to over 5 million people each year, runs public and parliamentary campaigns, provides training, and funds research exclusively focused on later life. We support and assist a network
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If you’ve saved into a defined contribution pension scheme during your working life, you’ll have to decide what to do with the pension fund you’ve built up when you approach retirement age. One option
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If you’ve changed jobs during your career, you may have a pension with more than one employer or pension provider. It’s important to track down all the different pension schemes you’ve paid into, so that
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Age Cymru is the leading 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 ... services and the 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
