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older people have died from the cold –1 older person every 7 minutes and at the root of this problem are cold, poorly insulated homes. The issue Facts and figures Winter deaths 2.5 million avoidable ... numbers dying have more than doubled since 2013/14 when there were 15,900 excess winter deaths Cold homes cost the NHS £1.36 billion per year Fuel poor 2.35 million fuel poor households in England, including
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services will understand and meet their needs but LGB people are more likely to turn to a friend for help when ill. [Table 2] Table 2 Lesbian, Gay and bisexual people in Later Life (aged 55 and over) survey ... 49% (women) 28% (men) 88% (women) 87% (men) See family at least once a month 43% 76% Would turn to a friend if ill and needed help around the home 52% (women) 42% (men) 19% (women) 14% (men) Never take
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find tradespeople. TrustMark is the only government-endorsed scheme for all trades in and around the home. The TrustMark tool allows you to search for reputable organisations and reliable tradespeople using ... you have a shortlist of tradespeople you’re considering, contact them and check: their prices – get at least 3 quotes so you are able to compare. Check exactly what is covered by the price (e.g. labour
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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 advice helped? If so ... charities. Information written with you in mind. This information guide has been produced with the help of older people, carers and expert peer reviewers. Published: October 2023 3 Contents What this guide
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hospital – be this on a temporary or ongoing basis. This might include: other NHS services; and/or help from the local authority social services department; and/or services from other organisations (for
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Code says about the role of the appropriate individual2 and highlights some points which might be helpful for social care and health professionals, commissioners, providers, advocates, carers and citizens ... a relative, for example, because there is a conflict of interest in moving forward. The case study at the end of this document provides an example of how conflicts of interest may arise. 4 5 Requirements
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platform for saving and to reduce means-testing. We question if this will be achieved if it is set at £144 in today’s terms – just £1.30 over the basic Pension Credit level. With a pension based on 35 ... receiving a pension based on their partner’s contributions is able to accrue a single-tier pension of at least the same amount. State Pensions should be uprated for all UK pensioners living abroad. The
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1 Helping 50+ jobseekers back to work: lessons for the Work and Health Programme 2 Contents 1. Introduction ............................................................................... ... Lives’ remains largely focused on staying in work, and Age UK believes there is still a gap around helping 50+ jobseekers get back in to employment. State Pension age rises will make this issue more acute
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Job DescriptionJob Title: Project Officer Location: Hybrid ( Home-based) with travel in GwentContractual Status of Role: Full time, 35 hours per week, fixed termuntil 31st March 2025Salary: £2 7,667(FTE)Job ... Establishing and maintaining productive collaborations .Running meetings and events. Networking. Negotiating at a range of levels both in and outside the organisation.Marketing and promotion .Knowledge Volunteer
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Random Acts of Kindness Day. A random act of kindness is a selfless act performed by someone to either help or make a stranger or someone you know smile, for no reason other than to make people happy. We recently ... take some groceries and flowers Hold open a door for me and smiling at me Offer to take my recycling up to my front drive to the road Help me across the road Try a little kindness Look after each other Reading
