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structure 14 Policy context and background 14 Research aims 16 Research design and sample 16 1 Perceptions of hardship 18 What is seen as hardship? 18 Life trajectories and previous experiences 19 Making ... comparisons to others 20 2 The practicalities of living on a low income 22 Hard work and discipline 22 Restrictions, compromise and going without 28 What can threaten the balance? 32 Conclusion 35 3 The emotional
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paragraph 47 of the revised Part 10 Code of Practice (Advocacy)1 (“the Code”) under the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (“the Act”). The role is then set out in Chapter 13 of the Code, “When ... of the appropriate individual2 and highlights some points which might be helpful for social care and health professionals, commissioners, providers, advocates, carers and citizens to consider. Assessing
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Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 A toolkit to support the application of the Framework for Commissioning Independent Professional Advocacy for Adults under the Social Services and Well-being ... Spectrum of advocacy services Advocacy under the Social Services and Wellbeing Act 2014 - presentation Supporting the commissioning and good practice of advocacy : resource list 2018 Independent professional
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combatting loneliness and enabling independence. We are local We work as part of a network of independent charities which includes Age UK, Age Cymru, Age NI and Age Scotland and over 150 local Age UK ... UK partners in England and Wales. We are international We work with our international subsidiary charity, Age International, to fund programmes in over 30 developing countries. Age International is a member
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organisations with expertise in independent advocacy services, and the National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) undertook a survey of advocates and gathered evidence of the impact of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) ... Rights Through the Pandemic and beyond”formed the basis of The Big Eventswhich were a virtual series of five webinars arranged and organised by HOPE (Helping others participate and engage), held over a period
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team in 2006; she was appointed Director of Policy and Programmes of Age Cymru when the Charity formed in 2009. She became Chief Executive in 2018 and leads on the strategic direction of the Charity in ... Chair of Age Alliance Wales and a representative on the Third Sector Partnership Council. Vicki lives in Monmouthshire with her husband and spends her free time dog walking and reading. Vicki Lloyd - Chief
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providing secretariat support: Wales Seniors Forum Wales Seniors Forum is a national forum of older people made up of representatives from various national pensioners organisations and older people's groups ... the Forum are: to work together for the benefit of all pensioners in Wales and to add equality, dignity and respect to ageing and enhance the quality of later life. If you would like to contact Wales Seniors
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accessible and affordable public transport is vital to leading an active and independent life. The national bus concession means people in later life are able to reach key services and friends and family ... buses anywhere in England for free. Eligibility is currently tied to State Pension age for both men and women. It is a crucial universal benefit that is greatly valued by older people. But there is no point
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healthy and fulfilled lives, have adequate income, access to high quality services and the opportunity to shape their own future. We seek to provide a strong voice for all older people in Wales and to raise ... people in Wales is growing and we are, on average, expected to live longer. 2014-based National Population Projections for Wales indicate that the number people aged 65 and over is projected to increase
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to pose questions to Janet Finch-Saunders MS (Conservative Party), Julie Morgan MS (Labour Party) and Rhun ap Iorwerth MS (Plaid Cymru). The event was chaired by Rhodri ab Owen from Positif Politics. The ... affecting older people such as digital exclusion, accessing general practice, paying for care, supporting older carers, and helping older workers to return to the workplace.
