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older people than in 2016. Looking ahead, the number of services who believe that their funding will remain the same or increase has risen to 65% compared to 53% in Advocacy Counts 5. Services specifically ... client group Number of organisations providing these services (Please note that these services will include other statutory services such as IMCA and IMHA) 26 12 44 15 41 18
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services through a range of channels, including telephone. The Government should recognise that there will always be some consumers who do not want to or cannot switch, and guard against the risk of them being ... when comparing continues, as well as misleading advertising and poor service, many older customers will not have sufficient trust in alternative providers to switch. That is why we believe there is a place
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that the ‘job blocking’ notion is incorrect and therefore that policy efforts to extend working lives will have no adverse effect at the other end of the age spectrum. The purpose of this paper is to examine ... every occasion, been unfounded. A recent issue of The Economist magazine said: ‘Some fret that there will not be enough jobs to go around. This misapprehension, known to economists as the “lump of labour
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for GP appointments and hospital tests. Have consulted privately - not insured so costly business. Will be paying for 2 cataract operations as the wait is over 2 years!” What matters to you? Current experiences ... health now given up trying as waiting for surgery but waiting list at least 3 years by which time will be past retirement.” Those that told us their mental health was a challenge were almost six times
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nursing homes, residential care homes, hospitals and prisons. 2.4. Some of these incidents of abuse will amount to criminal offences which can be prosecuted under various pieces of legislation including ... Ageist Hate Crime 3.1. In some instances crimes against older people will be motivated by hostility and ageist prejudice while others will not. In its policy on prosecuting crime against older people the
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older people, and on public transport, were also published. We hope that our findings and others will inform the Welsh policies and actions, so that public transport services are not only protected but ... provided support to bus operators to run services by offsetting the duty paid on bus fuel. 11 states it will use this funding and other powers in the Local Transport Acts 2000 and 2008 to improve public transport
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Government and others hear from older people about their experiences and what matters to them. This survey will take 15 minutes to complete. Your response is anonymous but if you want us to contact you about the ... Trident Court, East Moors Road, Cardiff CF24 5TD. © Age Cymru 2023 Your details will be kept on a secure database, and we will not share your details with any organisations unless required by law. You can
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if I rent my property? 17 12.2 Can I switch if I am in arrears with my gas or electricity? 17 12.3 Will switching supplier affect my Warm Home Discount? 18 Age UK factsheet 82 September 2024 Getting the ... conditions. 5.3 Capped-price tariffs A capped-price tariff guarantees the price paid per unit of energy will not rise beyond a capped level for a set period of time. The price can decrease if the supplier’s
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older people than in 2016. Looking ahead, the number of services who believe that their funding will remain the same or increase has risen to 65% compared to 53% in Advocacy Counts 5. Services specifically ... client group Number of organisations providing these services (Please note that these services will include other statutory services such as IMCA and IMHA) 26 12 44 15 41 18
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55+), the picture is very different, rapidly approaching a position where twice the number of 55+ will have used the internet 4 Age UK Digital Inclusion Evidence Report 2013 Marcus Green and Phil Rossall ... to be using the internet than individuals without problems. This is an interesting finding, which will need further unpicking. - Older individuals who do not deal with problems well are less likely to
