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Independent Dementia Advocate to: • Understand your accommodation options? • Understand the choices you can make? • Access the services you need? • Stay connected to the things that matter to you? • Know ... someone you know, aged 18+ and living in Wales with a diagnosis of dementia? If you think that we can support you, please call 029 2043 1555 or e-mail dementiaadvocacy@agecymru.org.uk Age Cymru, Ground
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contributions, but this takes into account your earnings and whether you claimed benefits too. You can claim the full Basic State Pension if: you reached State Pension age on or before 5 April 2016 (see ... will depend: your earnings whether you claimed certain benefits Can I claim State Pension and carry on working? Yes, you can, but here are some things you should bear in mind: Any money you earn
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provide information and access to services in a way that is quick and convenient for individuals at times that suit them. Services will become ‘digital by default’. The Government Digital Strategy (GDS)1 ... digital services that are so straightforward and convenient that all those who can use them will choose to do so whilst those who can’t are not excluded’ It also states that ‘it is important that we do not
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questions: whether retirement housing is likely to be viable financially for the majority of older people (i.e. those on low to moderate incomes, and with only limited equity if they are owneroccupiers); whether ... benefits and to those with higher incomes, but not to those in-between; and whether self-funders can afford to access and then remain in retirement housing (including housing with care) especially if
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East Africa, the focus of a DEC appeal, and work is underway to bring relief. Also during the year I was fortunate to be able to visit Kenya and Tanzania to see some of Age International’s programmes ... a non-contributory pension for all older people. In Zanzibar, a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania, I saw for myself the transformational difference that the introduction of the state-funded pension is
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in practice It is a well-established fact that the population of older people is large and growing. What is less well recognised is that the older population is also more diverse than ever before and will ... detailed reviews of some of these groups: Disability (PDF 1.15MB) Ethnic minorities - Gypsies and travellers (PDF 486KB) LGBT (PDF 786KB) Older offenders (PDF 614KB) Refugees and asylum seekers (PDF
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decisions. The Financial Advice Market Review should consider: how fixed-price models of advice can be developed; whether portable fact finds would increase efficiency and reduce costs; the interaction ... information has been released to date and it is not clear what action will be taken to monitor the outcome of the reforms as a whole, for example, what actions individuals take in relation to their savings
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flexibilities in April 2015, where consumers no longer have to annuitise their pension savings and can instead choose from a range of options, the decumulation product marketplace has seen a considerable ... require constant monitoring and probing to make sure consumers are getting a fair deal, as well as timely action to resolve arising issues. Most savers are invested in the default fund, and many could
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values, enjoying an attractive and fairly remunerated career, and capacity sufficient to meet need over time. Multi-professional and multi-agency working, to deliver excellent services to support new person-centred ... situations, there continue to be inappropriate transfers to hospitals from care homes. The factors which can influence this process include a lack of forward planning, a lack of knowledge of the older person’s
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low income to cover their rent. Housing Benefit is a means-tested benefit. This means the amount you can get depends on: your savings who you live with how much rent you pay how many rooms you have in your ... benefits (such as Carer’s Allowance , Attendance Allowance or Personal Independence Payment . Rent can eat up a big chunk of income each month, especially if you’re a pensioner struggling to pay other living
