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       2004 News Look out for older neighbours over Christmas - 21 December 2004 On the eve of Gordon Browns pre budget statement, Age Concern Cymru is urging the chancellor to increase the basic state pension to 105 a week - an amount that would provide pensioners with a modest but adequate annual income of 5,460. Age Concern Cymru today says that it welcomes the First Report of the Independent Pensions Commission and the fact that it focuses much needed attention on providing financial stability for Wales' and the UK's growing older population. Nine out of ten people in Wales say older people should be able to carry on working for as long as they choose providing they are able to carry out their tasks. Two out of three people in Wales are positive about growing older, finds an ICM Research Poll commissioned by Age Concern Cymru. Given the Welsh Assembly Governments commitment to partnership working, how should the voluntary sector in Wales strike the balance between partnership working and its traditional role of campaigning on behalf of members? Age Concern Cymru is today urging the Welsh Assembly Government to help older people remain living in their own homes by providing sufficient funding for personal care and for adaptations and repairs to properties. Age Concern Cymru is today (Friday 11 June 2004) urging the four main political parties in Wales to deliver on the election promises made to older people during the run up to yesterdays local government elections. The 8th international conference on issues concerning low vision and sight loss will be hosted by the Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB) in London from 4-8 April 2005, organised under the auspices of the International Society for Low-Vision Research and Rehabilitation. Age Concern Cymru is today (Friday 11 June 2004) urging the four main political parties in Wales to deliver on the election promises made to older people during the run up to yesterdays local government elections. Read more This was one of the key questions asked of thirty five people from a range of backgrounds including policy advisers, patient advocacy groups, the NHS, local governemnt, civil servants,professional bodies and clinicians in a series of discussion dinners around Wales in the autumn of 2003. In a unique project organised jointly by Age Concern Cymru and pharmarceutical company Pfizer Ltd, the participants were challenged to think forward to what they thought their lives would be like when they are 85 years old themselves. An Age Concern Cymru national opinion poll predicts a large turnout of older people for the forthcoming local government elections. The poll predicts a turnout of 36-46% overall in Wales. This is an important reminder that older people are a vital audience for the politicians to address. Age Concern has launched a document outlining the key messages to politicians and policy makers regarding older people in Wales today. Details of local action needed in terms of income, health and social care, personal care, transport, participation and inclusion are highlighted. Click here to view a copy of the bilingual document. Age Concern and Chwarae Teg held a fringe event at the Labour Party Conference in North Wales on Friday 26 March to highlight poverty amongst women and in particular, women pensioners. They warned that millions of women will face poverty in retirement if urgent action is not taken by the government to reform the state pension system. An opinion poll organised by Age Concern Cymru shows that 9 out of 10 people want the Commissioner for Older People in Wales to have real powers. Read more Age Concern Cymru is urging Welsh employers and employees to battle it out for the Age Positive Awards 2004. This is a national campaign to highlight the benefits of age diversity. Employeers and employees can be nominated for a national award. |
