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accordingly. Improving older people’s rights and tackling ageism Ageism is endemic in our society. One of the consequences is that older people’s views are often not sought or heard by decision-makers ... decision-makers, or their needs properly understood. The experience of the pandemic showed that when there's insufficient knowledge or understanding about older people in Government, decisions can be made that
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Consultation Response Age UK’s response to the Independent Review of the State Pension age December 2016 Ref 4016 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce ... already in place, women’s State Pension age will be 65 from November 2018, 66 for both men and women from October 2020 and 67 from March 2028. Current legislation also increases State Pension age to 68 from
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Project 360° is an innovative partnership project led by Age Cymru, working with Woody’s Lodge, and Age Alliance Wales members to support older military veterans across Wales.
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Ageism, discrimination based on a person’s age, has a dramatic‚ detrimental effect on older people but this is often not acknowledged.
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bereavement benefits - including Bereavement Support Payment, Bereavement Allowance, Widowed Parent's Allowance, and Bereavement Payment - eligiblity criteria, and how to claim.
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17 February is random acts of kindness day. Why not carry out an act of kindness and make someone's day a little brighter.
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Safeguarding is a term that refers our duty to protect an adult’s right to live in safety, free from abuse and neglect.
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transport planning. 4. Older people themselves have told us how important services are to them: ‘There’s many a time we’d like to do something else but we can’t because of times and buses. I think we’ve missed ... of franchising powers to other local authorities – Amendments 5 and 7 7.2 We hope the Secretary of State will use their discretion to extend the benefits of the Bill to other local authorities, particularly
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It's hard to believe, but people still die from influenza and its complications. Find out how you can protect yourself.
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Meet Rebecca Phillips, Age Cymru's Volunteer Officer and find out what her roles involved and how it makes a difference to older people in Wales.
