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Coventry community backs charities associate cuts
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Coventry woman 'appalled' by threat letter Age UK sent to her 90-year-old mother
THE DAUGHTER of a 90-year-old pensioner sent a threatening letter, including the threat of court action, by a city charity for the elderly has branded its actions ‘appalling and inexcusable’.
Liz Sommers has spoken out against Age UK Coventry after her elderly mother – who is afraid to be named – was sent a letter threatening legal action by the charity.
The letter, signed off by the charity’s Head of Finance, Gary Turner, accuses the pensioner of ‘refusing to pay’ an outstanding bill of £12.70 for gardening work she received from the ‘Helping Hand’ service in July 2014.
Accusing Ms Sommers’ mother of refusing to ‘resolve this matter amicably’, the letter reads:
“My understanding is that you do not dispute this invoice, but are merely refusing to pay it.
“Consequently, we are claiming the sum of £12.70 plus any costs which we will incur in subsequent court action.”
Mr Turner then directs the pensioner to a piece of legislation – warning her that it “gives the courts the power to impose sanctions” on her if she fails to comply or respond to the letter before the claim.
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Age Friendly Coventry News
"As chair of the Coventry Health and Wellbeing Board, I would like to warmly welcome you to the first edition of Age Friendly Coventry News. I hope that this is the first in a long series of informative quarterly newsletters that will keep you updated with developments as the Age Friendly Coventry programme develops across the city." Alison Gingell, Chair of Coventry Health and Wellbeing Board |
What is Age Friendly Coventry?
Coventry is one of the first cities in the UK to adopt the Age Friendly Cities programme, which aims to prepare for the rapid ageing of populations by creating inclusive, accessible urban environments.
The programme brings together older people in the city with partners from across all sectors to discuss the key issues associated with ageing well and staying well in Coventry.
It will enable opportunities for partners and older people to commit to working together on the important issues that affect a good quality of life in old age, be it social isolation, safer streets or accessible services.
There are three elements to the WHO AFC approach:
Planning a baseline assessment of the age-friendliness of the city against eight domains covering the built and social environment. (Year 1-2)
Development and imp