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published a call for evidence on ‘Designing the broadband universal service obligation’.1 The findings will influence Ofcom’s advice to the Department for Culture Media & Sport on the design of the broadband ... of accessing essential public and private services. However, for some older people, online access will be the best way to access essential services, including applying for benefits and housing. This choice
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symptoms that may be due to coronavirus and their household members stay at home. Staying at home will help control the spread of the virus to friends, the wider community, and particularly the most vulnerable ... symptoms and living alone should remain at home for 7 days after the onset of their symptoms. This will reduce the risk of you infecting others. If you live with others and you or one of them have symptoms
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English language skills.8 Welsh Government’s ‘More than just words’ five-year plan9 details how they will embed Welsh language in health and social care so that people can access the care they deserve and ... 15 We welcome the commencement by the Welsh Government of the Socio-economic Duty in Wales, and we will be looking to Welsh Government to ensure that pensioners living in poverty benefit from this new measure
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difficult to see a doctor that I just don’t bother […] I get the impression that primary care services will never return to pre-pandemic levels’ Others found accessing help so difficult for family members that ... normal day to day functions is impacting on their mental health. ‘Not getting any information on when I will get my hip replacement operation. So not being able to do my daily duties is having a detrimental
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for public policy reasons (particularly pensions, care funding and debt) and that the market-place will not provide, or only at a cost that those affected cannot afford – for example, advice on what to ... with the open market annuity option). A statutory role can build in some form of regulation that will deter fraud – for example, the Pension Schemes Act 2015 ‘designates’ providers of Pensions Guidance
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halved by 2020. • The new single-tier State Pension starting in April 2016 will be more generous for some, though others will receive the same or less than under the old system. The Government must improve ... perform a vital role in the lives of older people, and require greater investment. • The Government will have saved £6 billion over the course of this Parliament by delaying the introduction of a lifetime
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to their existing struggles with poor mental health. “Knowing that it’s probably two years before I will get treatment is soul-destroying.” A significant minority of those who reported poor mental health ... with damp and mould and high cost of rent. “I do not think I will be able to live on just my small pension and state pension as my rent will take most of it.” What matters to you? Current experiences of
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joining a gym – just a few small changes can make a big difference. The changes you want or need to make will be specific to you, as they depend on your starting point and what you want to achieve. But whatever ... the key is still finding an activity that you enjoy and can do. It’s OK to have an off day Some days will be better than others. Some days, your body might be telling you that you need to do less or do nothing
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compared to a quarter of the richest fifth. Although it has been suggested that increasingly people will enter retirement with debts because they have been used to having credit cards and other forms of ... short period of time to observe trends and it is unclear what the longterm impact of the recession will be. It should also be remembered that mortgage debts, including interest-only mortgages, are not included
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