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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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Cyfreithwyr (tudalen 25) roi rhestr o gyfreithwyr lleol i chi. 10 Ewyllysiau a chynllunio ystâd Will Aid Mae Will Aid yn gynllun tebyg sy’n cael ei gynnal ledled y DU bob mis Tachwedd. Nid oes unrhyw gyfyngiad ... ond bydd gofyn i chi roi rhodd sy’n cefnogi gwaith y naw elusen sy’n rhan o’r cynllun. Mae gwefan Will Aid yn cynnwys mwy o wybodaeth (tudalen 26). Banciau Mae rhai banciau’n cynnig gwasanaeth ysgrifennu
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daily living, but as we move into our ninth decade and beyond this becomes less common and more of us will need help. Increasing numbers of those providing care are themselves older people. The peak age for ... traditionally provided for older family members, and so shift this responsibility to the state. These forces will unite to add further stress to social care budgets that help people to maintain independence within
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contact, higher reliance on medication and greater dependence on medical and social services and other forms of care. Age UK, including our network of local partners, have a long track record of providing services
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aftermath of a flood. Age UK advisors play a vital role in helping those affected to complete insurance forms and claims and in reassuring people who are anxious and distressed. One Age UK said: ‘There is some
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feeling more and more confident, as an individual it will help me keep in touch with loved ones and facilitate my need to bank online. I also think I will benefit from using the internet to gain knowledge ... little…being able to talk confidently. And just to be able to say on my CV [that] I’ve done this, that will open doors for me as a person, like in my career as well as in my personality and my social skills”
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while nearly half of older people (49% of 65+ in the UK) say that television or pets are their main form of company. Persistent loneliness can have profound impacts on physical and mental health, and quality ... Additional developmental areas of emergent practice [Insert footer here] 9 of 9 Please email this form to: QStopicengagement@nice.org.uk Closing date: 5pm 24th February 2016
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rising and more people needing to work for longer, it is inevitable that the welfare-to-work system will experience a rise in the number of older jobseekers over the next few years. People aged 50+ on ... increased over time, and with State Pension age increasing to 66 within the next five years, this cohort will become an increasingly important group within the back-to-work system. 2.5 Successful job outcome
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believes there is nothing to be gained from further reducing employment protection in this way. Doing so will only serve to create a two-tier workforce with those employed by micro-businesses enjoying less protection ... making such employers less desirable to potential recruits. In addition, there is a risk that it will undermine efforts to extend working lives. Once out of work, older workers often find it difficult
