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About this consultation In October 2017, Ofgem, the UK’s energy regulator, published a consultation on ‘financial protections for vulnerable consumers’.1 To protect those consumers who are unable to engage ... Key points and recommendations 1. Despite progress in recent years, many older people live in, or on the edge of poverty. For example, 21 per cent of people aged 85+ are in poverty. 2. Many older people
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Wales. In Wales, fuel poverty is defined as needing to spend 10 per cent or more of household income on fuel to maintain a heating regime adequate to safeguard comfort and health. Around 291,000 households ... represents a 7% decrease since 2012. Older people are the group most likely to suffer from fuel poverty. On average there are around 1,600 excess winter deaths each year in Wales. An estimated 2,600 older people
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internationally who have now reached later life, but also to speak for the long-term interests of every one of us. We do so by working with partners in the UK and around the world. We work with Age Cymru, Age ... them is one we are particularly proud of and one that enables us to work day in, day out to improve later life for today and tomorrow. A full copy of our Annual Report and Accounts is available on Age UK’s
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way so that it is sustainable and suitable for people of all ages. An age friendly community is one that has the capacity to support older people to enjoy the best possible quality of life. It includes ... However, many older people come up against barriers that prevent their participation in communities, and what should be an enjoyable stage of life can become a time of loneliness and isolation. Age Cymru’s Community
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and Advocacy Counts 6 (2018). The Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 places a requirement on local authorities to make advocacy available for all individuals in Wales in certain circumstances ... Counts 6 Executive summary A review of advocacy services for adults in Wales with a particular focus on older people November 2018 1 Part 10 Code of Practice page 8 para 22 2 Part 10 Code of Practice page
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and Advocacy Counts 6 (2018). The Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 places a requirement on local authorities to make advocacy available for all individuals in Wales in certain circumstances ... Counts 6 Executive summary A review of advocacy services for adults in Wales with a particular focus on older people November 2018 1 Part 10 Code of Practice page 8 para 22 2 Part 10 Code of Practice page
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Page 1 of 18 Factsheet 55 Carer's Allowance May 2024 About this factsheet This factsheet explains what Carer’s Allowance is, the eligibility criteria, and how to make a claim. The factsheet explains how ... Carer’s Allowance may affect any other benefits you, or the person you care for, are receiving, and what to do if you have a change of circumstance. Carer’s Allowance is being replaced by Carer Support Payment
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in order to combat ageist assumptions or negative attitudes. This policy statement focuses primarily on the major economic contributions that older people make through paid employment, voluntary roles, caring ... everyone should be able to remain in work as long as they desire and are capable of doing so, and that no-one should be disadvantaged because of their age. Tackling prejudice and discrimination is an essential
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force combining Help the Aged and Age Concern. We have almost 120 years of combined history to draw on, bringing together talents, services and solutions to enrich the lives of people in later life. Age ... runs public and parliamentary campaigns, provides training, and funds research exclusively focused on later life. We support and assist a network of around 170 local Age UKs throughout England; the Age
