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will be fully operational in April 2015. The FCA has published a call for inputs, focused especially on the issues of competition, access, governance, ownership and innovation. The findings from the consultation ... force combining Help the Aged and Age Concern. We have almost 120 years of combined history to draw on, bringing together talents, services and solutions to enrich the lives of people in later life. Age
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Stop Falling: Start Saving Lives and Money Introduction 2 What we want to achieve 3 What is currently happening to prevent falls 4 The cost of falls 5 The experiences of people in later life 6 Advice ... commissioners at the local level need to do more to address this issue. Introduction Every year, more than one in three (3.4 million) people over 65 suffer a fall that can cause serious injury, and even death.
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from Jane Vass, Barbara Limon and Lucy Malenczuk Forewords 04 Introduction 06 Emerging themes 10 What is financial resilience? 14 Approaching retirement 18 Decision-making in retirement 24 Staying ... Financial Services Commission because we believe older people deserve better. The Commission has focused on financial resilience because we think it is an important indicator of whether people can prepare for
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has an initial higher level of fee only. Both proposals set three different levels of claim, based on the typical complexity in each category, with age discrimination claims placed in the third and most ... ‘option 1’ and ‘option 2’ will fail to encourage early settlement. Some of the burden must be placed on employers in order to achieve this. If a system of fees is to be introduced, Option 1 is preferable
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volunteer with Age Cymru who introduced me to the concept of gentle exercise sessions for the over 50’s What difference to your life has volunteering made to you? I am blessed that over several years the group ... companionship brings to the group members and this gives me satisfaction. It’s the best ‘job’ I’ve ever had! What do you enjoy most about your volunteering experience? I love meeting people and enjoy listening to
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were all full in my area. What difference to your life has volunteering made to you? The volunteering I have done and currently do adds to the variety of interest in my life. What do you enjoy most about ... volunteering, and the feeling of usually offering something however small, to other people that they value. What would you say to someone who is thinking of becoming involved with volunteering? Go for it. If you
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The media often reports high figures for the amount of housing wealth owned by older people, with one estimate putting the figure at £1.28 trillion1. But these reports can obscure the fact that more than ... 1 http://www.demos.co.uk/files/Demos_APPG_REPORT.pdf?1415895320 2 ONS - Wealth and Assets Survey (Wave 4 - July 2012 to June 2014) 3 HM Government (2015) Family resources
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Centre for Policy on Ageing – Rapid review 2016 1 Diversity in older age – Older Lesbian, Gay and Bi-sexual people and Older Transgender people Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans* (LGBT) older people Background ... certainty, about the demographic composition of the LGB population in the United Kingdom. No question on sexual orientation was included in the 2011 census and most surveys of this population are purposive
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used. He can be contacted at Vinal.Karania@ageuk.org.uk or on 020-3033-1182. Page 4 of 8 1. Cold weather has shown to increase the demand on the heath service (with the cost to the NHS estimated to ... switching energy suppliers) is £55 per older person supported. This compares to the average cost of one GP visit of £33 per face-toface consultation and the average cost of a hospital visit of between £115
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blanket abuses of rights. There are widespread and profound concerns about the impact of the pandemic on the human rights of people who use health and social care services. Responses indicated frequent failures ... prevent and address these. What did we find? People’s needs are not being met or assessed and people’s statutory and human rights are at risk, despite legal obligations on local authorities being unchanged
