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benefit isn't means-tested, so you can make a claim regardless of your income or whether you're in work, but there are certain eligibility criteria. BSP has replaced the following benefits: Bereavement
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you need to move over to Personal Independence Payment, you’ll get a letter from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) about this. If you’re already on DLA and want to know how much you should
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2015. Homelessness The European Typology of Homelessness and Housing Exclusion (ETHOS) provides a useful framework within which to consider homelessness.1 ETHOS sees a home as having three domains – an ... homeless older people themselves tend to cite external factors as the reason for homelessness, people working with older homeless people put greater emphasis on the personal attributes of the older homeless
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this factsheet. Contact details for any organisation mentioned in this factsheet can be found in the Useful organisations section. Age UK factsheet 22 June 2024 Arranging for someone to make decisions on ... than one attorney 9 4.3 The certificate provider 9 4.4 How to set up an LPA 11 4.4.1 Do I have to use a solicitor? 11 4.4.2 LPA application forms 11 4.4.3 Signing the LPA form in the correct order 12 4
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........................................................................................... 5 2.1 Use of the bus ....................................................................................... ... ............................................................................. 8 3. Older people's use of public transport ....................................................... 9 3.1 Bus services in case
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sound evidence, but much is confusing and often contradictory – what’s good for us one day can all too often be bad for us the next. Age UK is committed to promoting research and giving clear and reliable ... Rothwell 26 Make no bones about it. Tim Skerry 30 Protect the skin you’re in. Chris Griffiths 34 Use it or lose it. Di Newham 38 A step in the right direction. Richard Ferguson/Myra Nimmo 42 You are
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whether by public transport or driving, is a vital way for older people to continue to be connected, to work, to access local services and to participate fully in their communities. Background Responsibility ... involved in the community: Some older people felt it was harder for them to keep up their voluntary work or charitable activities as a result of transport issues. Accessing healthcare Accessing finance
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any specialist knowledge at all. Join our Readers’ Panel at www.ageuk.org.uk/readers-panel. 2) Tell us your story. Have you been affected by any of the issues in this guide? Has Age UK’s information and ... or action and cannot be used as a substitute for professional advice. Neither Age UK nor any of its subsidiary companies or charities accepts any liability arising from its use and it is the reader’s sole
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and our local partners for information and advice on a range of issues to do with later life. We work closely with Age Cymru, Age NI and Age Scotland. 2. We welcome the opportunity to respond to this ... UK adviser told us that she does a weekly session with members of the older Nepalese (Gurkha) community in conjunction with an organisation supporting ex-service personnel. She told us ‘The change to
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bus services remain vulnerable to spending cuts or commercial decisions. The Welsh Government must work with local authorities to support a sustainable network of bus services across Wales, and contingency ... fewer cars on our roads, and more people using public transport, walking or cycling. Whilst we support the Strategy’s aim to ‘reduce the need for people to use their cars on a daily basis’,2 some people
