SERVICES AUGUST 2018 Age Cymru is the leading charity working to improve the lives of all older people in Wales. We believe older people should be able to lead healthy and fulfilled lives, have adequate income ... and the opportunity to shape their own future. We seek to provide a strong voice for all older people in Wales and to raise awareness of the issues of importance to them. The Golden Thread Advocacy Programme
free bus pass in England and explains Age UK’s views. (Policy on the bus pass is devolved to local administrations in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales - where there are differences in the application ... people between 9.30 and 23.00 on weekdays and all day on weekends and bank holidays. For older people in England eligibility for a bus pass is determined by the female state pension age, whether you are a
highly individualised letters are word processed and sent to people who they believe will be taken in by the offer of prizes or the opportunity to buy goods at unbelievably low prices. Lists of the names ... to escape from their country and come to visit here. I am pleased to support the work of Age Cymru in this campaign against scammers. Finally the old adage of if something looks too good to be true then
Age Cymru Advice 0300 303 44 98 www.agecymru.org.uk Factsheet 35w July 2023 Renting your home in Wales – rights or problems regarding your rent Factsheet 35w July 2023 ... Legislative changes in Wales and new terminology regarding housing law 5 2.1 The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 5 3 Your rights regarding rent – occupation contracts in the
advocates support people in relation to their human rights; each day will shine a light on an element of the Human Rights Act and what this means for each of us in our lives. The week-long campaign ... through all care and support services, ensuring people are involved in decisions about their care. Advocates have a key role in supporting people to understand and access their human rights,
Conduct Authority Registered in England No. 984275 Registered Office: 1 Tower Place West, Tower Place, London EC3R 5BU AGE UK FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMISSION Improving Income in Retirement for the Recently ... tend to spend more in the early, active retirement years. Income needs then level off, only to increase again, with additional medical and care expenses. The Budget announcements in March 2014 provide
their individuality. It is this individuality that can so easily become submerged and hidden from view in the pressure caldron that characterises our contemporary health and social care system. This Older ... vital core values to which we all might lay claim – but restated through the eyes of an older person. In a sense, it is a shame that there is a need to restate these values. But we are where we are. Professionals
mental capacity to make decisions about their care and treatment, and who are deprived of their liberty in a care home or hospital. This factsheet covers what deprivation of liberty means, the required procedure ... capacity is in factsheet 22, Arranging for someone to make decisions on your behalf. The information in this factsheet is correct for the period March 2024 to February 2025. The information in this factsheet
need support to express their needs and have increased choice and control in their lives. To gain the QPM, the charity’s work in this area had to undergo a rigorous self-assessment process and policy ... excellent services to people often experiencing challenging situations in their lives. It also shows that we have the training and policies in place to help ensure that older people’s rights are upheld, and
experiencing or achieving a good later life. There are huge differences among the older population, with some in a much better position than others. At the moment life is even more restricted and miserable for those ... experiencing are recognised in plans for Covid reconstruction. Poverty and voice • 120,000 pensioners in Wales live in poverty (i) • It’s estimated that 80,000 households in Wales that are eligible for