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Whilst not aimed specifically at businesses, an awareness of these scams could help you to prevent falling victim for a scam or help prevent becoming a victim of scams themselves: Remember these golden rules to help you prevent fraud and beat the scammers: There are no guaranteed get-rich-quick schemes. Don’t agree to offers or deals […]
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The Online Safety Bill is a new set of laws to protect children and adults online. It will make social media companies more responsible for their users’ safety on their platforms. A guide to the Online Safety Bill – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
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Links below to book free first aid / well-being workshops with British Red Cross Community Education. Available workshops: Community Education 2 Tyne & Wear (office365.com) How to book: Face to face workshop session bookings | British Red Cross If you have any difficulties making a booking, or want to speak to someone about the face-to-face
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Value Notes: Grants range from £100 to £150,000. Note: Most grants are in the £250 to £1,000 range with larger amounts awarded to a small number of exceptional projects. Match funding is not a specified requirement. Application deadline – No set time limit One-off grants are available to local charities within the North East of
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Unpaid carers provide an invaluable service to society, and yet encounter a financial penalty. Using data from Understanding Society, this report sheds light on the carer pay penalty by determining its magnitude, causes, and distribution, as well as its evolution over time. The report also investigates the extent to which existing policies mitigate the penalty
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Use this Government service to find out: How much State Pension you could be entitled to, when you can get it and how to increase it, (if you qualify) Check your State Pension forecast – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
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Centre for Aging Better In this briefing, we provide information for areas to deliver a comprehensive one-stop shop service for making improvements to the home for individuals of all tenures. We are endeavouring to identify the need for local Good Home Hubs and support to improve the home. In order to understand what a Good
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The Committee looked at the effectiveness of Government support to get people into employment, including disadvantaged groups such as those in low-paid jobs the elderly and young people; The Committee looked to find out: Read the call for evidence to find out more. The published report can be found here. The Committee has previously looked at
Health and social care staff from a wide range of professions and organisations are involved in the care of older people with complex needs. In order to ensure seamless quality care for our population it is essential that the whole workforce is highly competent and appropriately skilled. One way of doing this is through the
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Member news and opinions 03 August 2023 The latest news – The Age Action Alliance Welcome to the latest round up of news and views from Age Action Alliance’s members. Amongst the contributors are a number of new members, including the Open University with information on an upcoming healthy living project; and The Access Project,
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