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Evidence submission Age UK evidence to the Work and Pensions Committee’s Inquiry into Benefit Delivery September 2015 Ref No. 4015 sally.west@ageuk.org.uk Age UK Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock ... org.uk Age UK is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 and registered company number 6825798). The registered address is Tavis House 1-6
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separated from your partner, you may find yourself living alone. But with a little help, living alone is something that most of us can adapt to.
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IMPLEMENTING THE CODE OF PRACTICE ON ADVOCACY SELF ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR PROVIDERS Golden Thread Advocacy Project – funded by the Welsh Government September 2016 1 SELF ASSESSMENT TOOL ... INTRODUCTION Purpose The purpose of this Self Assessment Tool is to ascertain organisational readiness to comply with the Part 10 Code of Practice (Advocacy) and its strategic intent. The Self Assessment Tool
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AgeUKIG23 What to do if you need care and support at home. Getting help at home. 2 We’d love to hear from you. 1) Join our Readers’ Panel. Have your say and be involved in updating our guides by joining ... 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, we’d love to hear from you to provide
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like to hear about the experiences of older people in Wales who’re looking after someone unpaid, this could be a family member, a friend or a neighbour. If you can answer Yes to all of the following questions ... questions, we’d like to hear from you: • Are you aged 50 or over and live in Wales? • Do you, unpaid, look after a family member, a friend or others because of longterm physical or mental ill-health or disability
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includes Age UK, Age NI, Age Scotland, Age International and more than 160 local partners. Age Cymru is part of the Age UK network, which also includes Age NI and Age Scotland. There are also local Age Cymru partners ... contains general information on the range of information guides and factsheets only, which we hope will be of use to you. Nothing in this leaflet should be construed as the giving of specific advice and
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Cabinet Member for Mental Health and Social Care The meeting’s chair introduced the topic and it was highlighted that mental health problems can present themselves in various situations. Older people with mental ... no help at all from the NHS. The subject was discussed within wider contexts of ageing. With people working longer and with changes to the state pension age, many more older people in their 60s are now living
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older people in particular circumstances can be in serious danger. Those who rely on an oxygen machine or stairlift, who can’t easily get out of the house or who live alone may be at risk. The nightmare scenario ... 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 poses a growing threat to particular groups. The energy
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contribution to Welsh life and the Welsh economy. After taking account of the costs of an ageing population, older people make a net contribution of almost £6 million per day to the Welsh economy.1 Age Cymru ... innate value in themselves, regardless of their age or other personal characteristics. Nevertheless, it is sometimes helpful to quantify the size of the contributions that are made by older people in order to
