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‘You need a philosophy for life – a combination of peace, happiness and positivity.’ Nicole, 67 2 Age UK. Love later life We are many things to many people Ageing is different for everyone and, of course ... the demands are different for everyone too. At Age UK we are many things to many people – a source of advice, information, companionship and support. But one thing is the same for everyone: we’re always here
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risk. What do we mean by poverty? We consider people to be living in poverty when their resources are not enough to meet their basic needs and also to allow them to take part in society.i This could ... mean struggling to cover food and energy bills, watching every penny spent, worrying that nothing is set aside for a sudden emergency such as the cooker breaking down, or being unable to afford the cost
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Advocacy Newsletter Issue No 2 January 2021 Happy New Year to you all HOPE project news Staffing update The HOPE project has seen a couple of organisational changes recently. Deiniol Jones who started ... Co-ordinator for Cardiff & Vale has changed roles to that of Advocacy Development Officer for Cardiff & Vale and Cwm Taf Morgannwg. Sara Timothy who joined as Advocacy Development Officer for Gwent has
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of it for academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. Jane.vass@ageuk.org.uk Age UK Tavis ... Tavistock Square London WC1H 9NA T 0800 169 80 80 F 020 3033 1000 E policy@ageuk.org.uk www.ageuk.org.uk Age UK is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number
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factsheet explains options and issues to consider if you are thinking about buying retirement housing. This is specialist housing for older people, which can be simply ‘age exclusive’ or also offer some level ... about housing for older people and how to choose a suitable option is in factsheet 64, Specialist housing for older people. Information on the process of buying a home, including how to find an estate
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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 ... who are concerned for the well being of pensioners. You can download a form to affiliate to NPC Wales as a group or as an individual at their website www.npcwales.org If you would like to contact NPC Wales
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responses to tenants with dementia from black and minority ethnic groups Valerie Lipman, Jill Manthorpe About the Authors Valerie Lipman has worked in the older people’s voluntary sector for many years ... Partner Programme and was produced by Age UK in consultation with the Race Equality Foundation and the National Housing Federation. The authors are most grateful to all those Housing Associations that provided
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Problem Debt Among Older People Age UK’s summary of research by the International Longevity Centre – UK Age UK is a charity that aims to improve later life for everyone through our information and advice ... campaigns, products and training. In the UK we work closely with our partners Age Cymru, Age NI, Age Scotland and the many local Age UKs and older people’s groups. We provide services at a local and national
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Coronavirus survey 2021 Creating an age friendly Wales Creu Cymru oed gyfeillgar Advocacy during Coronavirus survey 2021 2 In June 2020, a survey was carried out of advocates to gather evidence of the impact ... on people who are entitled to advocacy, the accessibility and quality of advocacy and on the ability of services to provide advocacy. The 2021 survey sought to understand what had changed over the intervening
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Age UK Financial Services Commission Roundtable discussion: is it too late to save? Thursday 5 December 2013 2 There are three key challenges to overcome in assisting Generation R (ages 50 – 64) to focus ... possible action to begin the discussion of these challenges in order to develop a more concrete and coordinated response to them. Disclaimer This document has been prepared by BlackRock for the benefit
