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Advice Tag: Advice. Financial and legal tips for people living with dementia in Northern Ireland If you are living with dementia, it's a good idea to get your financial and legal affairs in order. We have advice on sorting out your paperwork and managing your money for people in Northern Ireland. Read more
Information Tag: Information. Direct payments in Northern Ireland – useful organisations Get details for organisations in Northern Ireland that can provide information and advice about direct payments for people living with dementia. Read more
Advice Tag: Advice. Direct payments in Northern Ireland – FAQs Get answers to the most frequently asked questions about direct payments in Northern Ireland. Read more
Advice Tag: Advice. How to get a direct payment in Northern Ireland Find out how to get a direct payment in Northern Ireland if you are eligible. Read more
Advice Tag: Advice. Direct payments in Northern Ireland Find out how direct payments work in Northern Ireland, who can get them and what they can be used for. Read more
Information Care in a local lockdown: Impact on home care Advice about making sure a person still gets the home care that they need if their area is affected by a lockdown. Advice about making sure a person still gets the home care that they need if their area is affected by a lockdown. ... 30 September 2020
Information Selling a home to pay for care: Is it always necessary? Some people have to sell their home to help pay for their care, but there are many situations where people do not have to do this. Some people have to sell their home to help pay for their care, but there are many situations where people do not have to do this. ... 31 January 2020
Advice Your answers: Managing money Readers and members of our online community, Dementia Talking Point, share advice about helping someone with dementia manage their finances. Readers and members of our online community, Dementia Talking Point, share advice about helping someone with dementia manage their finances. ... 30 September 2019
News Tag: News. People with dementia spend almost £15bn of their own money waiting for Government care reforms, Alzheimer’s Society reveals New analysis published today (Tuesday 9 July) by Alzheimer’s Society reveals people living with dementia have had to spend almost £15bn of their own money on social care since Government reforms were first promised in March 2017. Read more
News Tag: News. People with dementia being “ignored and neglected” warns charity as new poll shows more than three quarters of MPs believe dementia care is underfunded Majority of MPs believe dementia care should be funded by the state; Alzheimer’s Society calls for £2.4bn Dementia Fund. Read more
News Tag: News. Over 60 MPs support Alzheimer’s Society’s call for new £2.4bn Dementia Fund “As a cross party group of MPs committed to improving support for people with dementia, we are calling for concerted government action to tackle the dementia care crisis.” Read more
News Tag: News. Wales champions ‘Severely Mentally Impaired’ £400 a year council tax discount, while 100,000s people in the rest of GB left in the dark The Welsh Government is set to announce significant changes so that a long-standing council tax reduction in Great Britain is no longer hidden for people diagnosed as ‘Severely Mentally Impaired’ (SMI). Read more
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