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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£5.6M
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Spending
£5.4M
Public benefits
1. The Prevention and Relief of Poverty and the Relief of Those in Need by Reason of Age. We provide support to older people in NI by working directly with them and within local communities. We seek to eliminate pensioner poverty, to ensure a modern & responsive health system and promote the fair & equal treatment of older people. To deliver
these goals, we provide direct services to older people, such as care, dementia support, advice & advocacy. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include an improved quality of life for older people, improved attitudes towards them and increased awareness of their needs. This has a direct benefit to older people, their families, local communities & wider society. The direct benefits are demonstrated through regular evaluation of services, feedback from older people, their families and age sector networks. This purpose does not lead to harm. The beneficiaries of this purpose are those older people who are provided with services, their families and wider society. There is no private benefit. 2. The Advancement of Human Rights. We adopt a rights-based approach, empowering older people to know and claim their rights and ensuring that those responsible for upholding their rights are held to account. Age NI also seeks to work with policy makers to encourage the development of policies that deliver for older people. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include the promotion of equality and diversity by eliminating discrimination on the grounds of age and the fairer treatment of older people due to an increased knowledge & understanding of their needs & rights. The direct benefits are demonstrated through regular evaluation of services, feedback from older people, their families and policy makers and through the changes in policy brought about through Age NI’s intervention. This purpose does not lead to harm. The beneficiaries of this purpose are those older people who are provided with services, their families and wider society. There is no private benefit. 3. The Advancement of Education. We offer independent, confidential advice & support to older people, their families and carers on a range of issues including; welfare benefits, housing and health & social care. In so doing we help older people to negotiate the health and social care system, access appropriate levels of community care and help those who have experienced or are at risk of abuse. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include the education of older people of what they may be entitled to in order that they might have an improved quality of life. We also play a role in educating wider society about older people; improving attitudes towards them, increasing awareness of their needs and eliminating discrimination on the grounds of age. The direct benefits are demonstrated through regular evaluation of services, feedback from older people, their families and policy makers and through changes in policy brought about through Age NI’s intervention. This purpose does not lead to harm. The beneficiaries of this purpose are those older people who are provided with services, their families and wider society. There is no private benefit. The remainder of this Public Benefit Requirement section is included in the Special Circumstances section.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
In order to achieve our goals, Age NI will do the following: - Provide high quality services - Be an advocate for positive change influencing policy and practice - Support the development of a strong, rights based and sustainable age sector - Engage with and listen to the voice of older people - Develop and maintain a strong and sustainable
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... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The prevention or relief of poverty
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of health or the saving of lives
- The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Who the charity helps
- Carers
- Older people
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Community development
- Human rights/equality
- Medical/health/sickness
