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  1. Here to help.pdf

    advice and friendship, to local support and activities, we’re here when we’re needed most. Here to help Information and advice A lot can change as we get older. That’s why it’s good to know there’s expert ... access to accurate, impartial information and advice on topics including care, money, benefits, legal issues, housing, health and more. Friendship services We all need someone to talk to from time to time

  2. Age UK Response to UPR Submission - September 2016 (PDF)

    every 4.5 years. The UK is due to undergo its third Universal Period Review in April / May 2017. As part of the UPR process Age UK is very pleased to have this opportunity to comment on the UK Government’s ... people to the UN human rights treaty bodies. Please note this submission relates primarily to our experience in England. About Age UK Age UK is the country’s largest charity dedicated to helping

  3. Age UK submission to CAT Review - November 2018 (PDF)

    only happens every four years. Redress is facilitating a joint civil society shadow report to present information to the Committee as part of the review process. This submission will form part of that report ... recommendations 2. Negative attitudes towards older people and ageing, which are pervasive in our society, lead to the discriminatory and abusive treatment of older people. 3. As people become older, the vulnerability

  4. Factsheet - How to get care and support (PDF)

    Page 1 of 32 Factsheet 41 How to get care and support November 2025 About this factsheet This factsheet explains the process for: ⚫ obtaining a local authority assessment of your needs, whether you ... care and support, or you are a carer ⚫ deciding whether you are eligible to receive care and support services ⚫ agreeing a plan to meet your care and support needs, including the overall cost and any contribution

  5. Behind the Headlines – The Battle to Get Care at Home

    1 Behind the Headlines: the battle to get care at home May 2018 Benita Pursch/ Ruthe Isden 2 Introduction Over a third of the calls to Age UK’s information and advice line are from ... they relate are deeply revealing; for many older people and their families it seems, getting access to decent quality, reliable home care, and maintaining it, is a real battle. The cases highlighted in

  6. Age UK Parliamentary Briefing - Lasting Powers of Attorney.pdf

    attorney (LPA) is a way of giving someone you trust, your attorney, the legal authority to make decisions on your behalf if you lose the mental capacity to do so in the future, or if you no longer want to make ... proposals to modernise lasting powers of attorney. The proposals included the introduction of a digital channel for making an LPA and measures designed to better protect those setting up an LPA (donors)

  7. Age UK Response to HASC Inquiry in to Hate Crime - August 2016 (PDF)

    The Home Affairs Committee has announced an inquiry into hate crime and its consequences in response to a number of recent events namely;  The rise in the number of attacks on people from ethnic minorities ... following the EU referendum.  The killing of Jo Cox MP, which has also raised serious questions about how to address the potential for violent action from those holding extremist or fixated views.  The Government

  8. Age UK Response to Evidence to MCA Select Committee - September 2013 (PDF)

    reference of the inquiry ask the Committee to “consider and report on the Mental Capacity Act 2005”. Age UK is pleased to have the opportunity to respond to the Committee’s call for evidence. About Age ... aspirations of people in later life. Our vision is a world in which older people flourish. Our mission is to improve the lives of older people, wherever they live. We are a registered charity in the United

  9. Ofgem: financial protection to vulnerable consumers

    Consultation Response Ref 0718 Response to Ofgem consultation on providing financial protection to more vulnerable consumers January 2018 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce ... a network of partners, including Age Scotland, Age Cymru, Age NI and local Age UKs across England, to help everyone make the most of later life, whatever their circumstances. In the UK, the Charity helps

  10. How to be an executor (PDF)

    How to be an executor. What to expect and key responsibilities. Information guide AgeUKIL8 2 This information guide has been prepared by Age UK and contains general advice only, it should not be relied ... accepts any liability arising from its use and it is the reader’s sole responsibility to ensure any information is up to date and accurate. Please note that the inclusion of named agencies, websites, companies

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