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Age Cymru and Carers Trust Wales are working in partnership to develop person-centred service models to identify, and better meet the needs of older carers and carers of people living with dementia, funded ... carers to influence policy, service design and delivery and decision making by ensuring their voices are heard, and better meet the needs of older carers, carers of people living with dementia, and carers
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parties may only reproduce this paper or parts 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. ... satisfaction, but this should not detract from the need to reveal and challenge unreasonable charges, where they occur. In some cases, it is only after a resident has died that relatives discover bad practice
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awareness of the issues of importance to them. We are pleased to respond to the Fair Work Commission’s call for evidence about fair work in Wales. However, we are disappointed that the call for evidence does ... characteristics. Nevertheless, it is sometimes helpful to quantify the size of the contributions that are made by older people in order to combat ageist assumptions or negative attitudes. An ageing population
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voice for all older people in Wales and to raise awareness of the issues of importance to them. We are pleased to respond to the BBC’s consultation on age related TV licence policy. Age Cymru has contributed ... In addition, we would like to raise several issues relevant to older people in Wales which we think are important to highlight. First, Wales has the oldest population, and the most rapidly ageing population
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Wales1. This 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 ... that affected older people more seriously than other age groups, however at the root of many deaths are cold, badly insulated homes. Evidence on fuel poverty in Wales remains patchy. The most recent official
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acquired gender, or who are considering transitioning and gender reassignment. The factsheet covers a range of legal, financial and social care considerations and details of where to go for further information ... people to describe their experiences and identities is varied and changes over time and context. We are committed to reflecting this diversity but recognise that terms used in this factsheet may vary in
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parties may only reproduce this paper or parts 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. ... to have access to high quality sources of money guidance and financial capability assistance that are independent of the industry. Industry initiatives may be a helpful supplement but there is no guarantee
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level. With a pension based on 35 qualifying years and no derived rights it is essential that people are encouraged to claim credits due and that low paid part-time work is adequately recognised. The single-tier ... needs to ensure that those with very modest incomes reaching SPA in the early years of the single-tier are no worse off than under the current system. The Government should consider extending the single-tier
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65 and over say they do not use public transport is because it’s inconvenient and does not go to where they want it to go. There may also be barriers to access caused by the attitudes and behaviour of ... However, cuts in transport staff will impact on the assistance available to older passengers. There are also problems with consistency across the rail network. According to the Papworth Trust, “much comes
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parties may only reproduce this paper or parts 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. ... older people are capable and self-reliant and do not wish to be seen as ‘vulnerable’. Ofgem and energy companies need to be aware of the risk of stigmatising older customers by assuming they are incapable
