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Briefing The Winter Fuel Payment April 2015 This briefing note provides information about the winter fuel payment (WFP) and also explains Age UK’s views. Who receives it and how much is it worth ... been peer reviewed and published in an academic journal) indicates that this is partly due to winter fuel payment. An estimated 12,000 deaths have been prevented each year – possibly because the payment prompts
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Public Policy Statement Fuel poverty November 2021 Summary Fuel poverty estimates for Wales, based on 2018 data, report that 155,000 households in Wales were living in fuel poverty. This is equivalent ... equivalent to 12% of all households in Wales.1 To tackle fuel poverty effectively, Welsh Government must provide updated estimates on fuel poverty and updated data on housing stock quality for Wales. Older people
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1 Public Policy Statement Fuel poverty October 2017 Fuel poverty is a significant problem for many older people in 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 were estimated to be in fuel poverty in 2016, equivalent to 23%
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Public Policy Statement Social care funding July 2019 Summary Social care has historically suffered as a consequence of under-funding and this situation has been further aggravated in recent years ... result of widespread reductions in public sector budgets. The question of funding social care can be broken down into two parts: funding provided by government for statutory social care services; and the financial
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Winter Fuel Payment is an annual payment to help with heating costs. Find out if you can claim Winter Fuel Payment.
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that may arise. Discover individual’s preferences. Find out what food, medicine and where appropriate fuel stocks person has/needs and enable replenishment directly or by online delivery/pharmacy delivery ... Wales ‘Ffrind mewn Angen’ ‘Friend in Need’ supporters on websites. Welsh Government has awarded funding to Age Cymru to develop and deliver support to informal volunteers and to develop a volunteer led
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Winter Celebration Grant Eligibility and Criteria Through funding from Age Cymru, one-off grants of up to £150 are available for social events at winter time. Eligibility In order to apply for this ... will only be paid by BACS. Grants cannot be made to individuals. What type of activity can be funded? Christmas lunches or Christmas parties New Year celebrations Chinese New Year celebrations
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Consultation Response Age UK’s response to the DWP consultation ‘Reforms to the Social Fund’s Funeral Expenses Payments scheme’ August 2017 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce
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Information about financial help available through the Social Fund and other sources of discretionary support.
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Golden Thread Advocacy Programme introduction page. Basic background and outline of work for the newly funded programme.
