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of the house or who live alone may be at risk. The nightmare scenario is an older person alone and cut-off in a crisis – this is what we must work to avoid. The Government recognises that our changing climate ... this is not an exceptional event – we have seen regular flooding in recent years and are warned to expect more volatile weather in the coming years. With a growing population of older people, it is vital
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Why getting to hospital appointments is a major issue for older people IN-DEPTH POLICY REPORT 2 Introduction For most of us just having a hospital appointment is enough to worry about but imagine having ... and having to take three different buses to get there. This is the reality for many of the older people we have heard from. That’s why Age UK is calling on the Government to urgently review the way older
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fit as a fiddle is a programme run by Age UK and funded by the Big Lottery Fund as part of the Wellbeing programme www.ageuk.org.uk www.fitasaf iddle.org.uk ... to the Big Lottery Fund and met most of the expectations of participating local Age UK partners. It has provided 46 local Age UK partners with three days of consultancy support and a grant of £5,000
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fit as a fiddle is a programme run by Age UK and funded by the Big Lottery Fund as part of the Wellbeing programme www.ageuk.org.uk www.fitasaf iddle.org.uk ... to the Big Lottery Fund and met most of the expectations of participating local Age UK partners. It has provided 46 local Age UK partners with three days of consultancy support and a grant of £5,000
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be incentivised to save’? It models four primary scenarios – higher employer contributions; matching employer contributions; auto-escalating contributions; and mandation. It aims to evaluate the potential ... potential for boosting private pension saving and what might be the consequences of this for individuals. It examines a range of outcomes for each scenario, including breaking the overall findings down by
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information about the free bus pass in England and explains Age UK’s views. (Policy on the bus pass is devolved to local administrations in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales - where there are differences ... peak travel is available to older people and disabled people between 9.30 and 23.00 on weekdays and all day on weekends and bank holidays. For older people in England eligibility for a bus pass is determined
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timetable, one ticket: planning buses as a public service for Wales June 2022 Q1: Do you agree that change is required in how we deliver bus services to meet the needs of Wales’ citizens and respond to the climate ... public transport nearby’. (Female aged 70-74, Carmarthenshire) ‘Bus number 460. It does not go through our village as it is, we depend on the Bwcabus service to meet the 460 service in a nearby village along
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living on a low income: the extent of poverty in later life, changes over time and who is at greatest risk. What do we mean by poverty? We consider people to be living in poverty when their resources ... that nothing is set aside for a sudden emergency such as the cooker breaking down, or being unable to afford the cost of transport needed to visit a friend or go to a social club. How is poverty measured
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disability. State Pension age is currently 66 years. The factsheet also has information about Disability Living Allowance (DLA) which is being replaced by PIP for some people. It covers the process for reassessing ... reassessing existing DLA claimants for PIP and explains what to do for both benefits if you have a change of circumstance. If you are over State Pension age and have care needs, you may be able to claim
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Age Cymru is a registered charity 1128436. Company limited by guarantee and registered in Wales and England 6837284. Registered office address Ground Floor, Mariners House, Trident Court, East Moors Road ... telephone line provider to get call blocking in place if they feel they need extra security about who is calling them. • Not be worried about saying no and putting the phone down on strangers who might phone
