parliamentary campaigns, provides training, and funds research exclusively focused on later life. We support and assist a network of around 170 local Age UKs throughout England; the Age UK family also includes ... retirement income products and sources of further information Where to get further information and support e.g. debt advice agencies, TaxHelp for Older People etc. If you decide to delay/not make a decision
............................................. 13 Living on a low income: Financial and material support ................................................................................... 13 The relationship ... define and measure it. It is also important to be able to identify those in need in order to target support and services. How is poverty defined and measured? Poverty and low income can be defined and measured
risk of falling. Age Cymru would like to thank the Cardiff Age Cymru Committee for their generous support in helping us to fund the production of this booklet and our other work on ‘Falls Awareness’. Falling ... get a non slip rubber mat or use self-stick strips to secure your bath mat. • If you require support when you get in and out of the shower/bath or up from the toilet have a grab rail fitted. •
‘Reform/Progressive’.10 Faith-based organisations Faith-based organisations have a tradition of providing welfare support. In the United States such organisation are lightly regulated whereas in Europe, religious organisation ... participation in Europe but faith-based organisations continue to exist and participate in welfare support. While mainstream religions, and their associated faithbased organisations, across Europe, have declined
trend Decreasing Decreasing Rising Falls are costly for the individual, the NHS, and the care and support system. Falls cost the NHS and social care an estimated £6m per day or £2.3bn per year.5 However ... before being referred on for a full risk assessment. The service has trained Occupational Therapist Support Workers specifically for this, reducing costs without any negative impact on treatment. • Promotion
work 21 12.3 NI credits 22 12.4 Voluntary NI contributions 24 Useful organisations 25 Age UK 27 Support our work 27 Glossary AA – Attendance Allowance ADP – Adult Disability Payment (Scotland) AIP – Assessed ... (Scotland) CTR – Council Tax Reduction/Support DLA – Disability Living Allowance DWP – Department for Work and Pensions EEA – European Economic Area ESA – Employment and Support Allowance HB – Housing Benefit
between 2013 and 2016. It describes the experiences of some older private tenants and those who support and care for them, to ask how well private renting really works for older people and what needs to ... unaffordable rents affected by restrictions in housing benefit. Older tenants who are getting no other support having to rely on families and even neighbours to take up issues on their behalf.
opportunities’, while the main things that would help them into work were perceived to be ‘more support to manage your health condition’ and ‘more incentives for employers to employ people with disabilities ... work more hours?* % Perceived barriers to seeking work, finding work, or working more hours* % More support to manage your health condition 36 Difficulty using facilities/equipment 30 More incentives for employers
Advocacy Programme (GTAP) has been funded by Welsh Government for three years to run alongside and support the implementation of Part 10 (Advocacy) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 in ... best interests. Regulation 12 states that “the personal plan takes into account any care and support plan prepared by a local authority for the person under section 54 of the 2014 Act.” This is inappropriate
medication was refused, the authorities finding that authorisation could only be granted for life-supporting or lifesustaining purposes and not for the purpose of helping a person to end his or her life. ... autism and a severe learning disability who lived with his father moved into his local authority’s support unit for a couple of weeks when his father was ill, as part of his respite care regime. The local