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Age Cymru partners offer home energy checks. They'll send a trusted handyperson to your home, who will make sure that your home is energy efficient. If necessary, they'll also provide some free equipment
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Committee is conducting an inquiry into the role councillors play in their communities. The inquiry will cover a range of aspects of a councillor's role. Age UK has a particular interest in the aspect of ... in their ward. Better council services Older people expect better council services. Councillors will be aware that care and support services have faced unprecedented challenges as a result of budget
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by people in need of social prescribing services. As such, engagement with people across Wales who will benefit from the framework needs to be planned early to identify the language that make sense to people ... – through both training and communications and campaigns through the roll out across Wales – they will be confident that they are doing the right thing. The evidence of the positive effects of social prescribing
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demands on informal carers. We are worried that it is becoming increasingly unlikely that older people will benefit from the support of social services, and that the knock-on effect on carers is likely to increase ... consequence of the way in which work is currently funded. It cannot be assumed that successful schemes will continue unless they have managed to achieve sustainability or they are successful with a grant application
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access essential (and other) services in a way suits them. Otherwise there is a danger that people will be left behind in an increasingly digital world. 2.2 Some older people could go online with appropriate ... and training to build their digital skills and confidence. Without this support, many people simply will not use the internet. The Government should therefore have a coherent, long-term strategy on digital
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commitments set out as goals and targets, specific timescales, clarity around who will be involved in delivery, and what “better” will look like. iv. Clear commitments set out as goals, with detail regarding ... contribute to ending the abuse and neglect of older people and the extent of the role they can play. This will assist with identifying where any existing and additional resourcing should be targeted to be most
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place from 7th - 11th November 2022. This year's theme will show how advocates support people in relation to their human rights; each day will shine a light on an element of the Human Rights Act ... information and ideas. Below are the details of the next round of advocacy network meetings which will take place via Zoom or Teams: Cardiff and Vale 2/11/22 9am-10am
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around helping 50+ jobseekers get back in to employment. State Pension age rises will make this issue more acute. It will mean more people are needing to look for work until older ages, increasing the pressure ... disability will be referred after six months. There are likely to be other groups who may be eligible for early access, as under the Work Programme, which includes carers. Jobcentre Plus Work Coaches will identify
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by people in need of social prescribing services. As such, engagement with people across Wales who will benefit from the framework needs to be planned early to identify the language that make sense to people ... – through both training and communications and campaigns through the roll out across Wales – they will be confident that they are doing the right thing. The evidence of the positive effects of social prescribing
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advice models, however we remain of the view that no advice is better than bad advice and that it will not be in the interests of older consumers if access to advice is increased but consumer protection ... retirement including into later older age. It is important that the Advice Unit consider how new models will meet the needs of consumers throughout their lives and not simply whilst saving and at retirement
