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30 Half of older respondents (17) saw themselves moving into supported accommodation in the future.
6. Older Respondents (50+) 6.1 Introduction Of the 91 households that participated in the survey, more than one-third (34; 37%) included a member aged 50 or older. The analysis in this chapter is based on these 34 households. The questionnaire included a section to be completed by either the household member who was aged 50 or older, or by another responsible member of the household who could speak on behalf of that person. For ease of reporting, and to avoid unnecessary over-complication of the text, the 34 respondents are described as 'older respondents' throughout this chapter. 6.2 Benefits received by older respondents There has always been a low uptake of benefits by the Chinese community who, in general, are either unaware of their entitlements or unwilling to access welfare benefits 5 . Findings from the survey show that, of the 34 older respondents, around two-fifths (14) were receiving benefits. The main benefit received by older respondents was Income Support (5 people). Few respondents (
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Page 5 and 6: Contents Foreword 4 1. Background t
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Page 11 and 12: Due to the nature of the survey, th
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Page 16 and 17: • The majority of older responden
Page 18 and 19: 16 The majority (78%) of HRPs had b
Page 20 and 21: 3.2 Employment Status of HRP More t
Page 22 and 23: Small family represented the larges
Page 24: Figure 3: Age of Household Members
Page 27: 4.0 Current Accommodation 4.1 Tenur
Page 30 and 31: 28 Around one in three respondents
Page 34 and 35: their GP or consultant and a small
Page 36 and 37: The majority of older respondents (
Page 38 and 39: In order to live safely and comfort
Page 40: 38 Almost three-quarters of older r
Page 43 and 44: 7. Conclusions and Recommendations
Page 46 and 47: 44 The majority of respondents (79%
Page 48 and 49: 46 Appendices
Page 50 and 51: The HRP is the household member who
Page 52 and 53: Table 3: Employment status (Househo
Page 54 and 55: Table 7: Competency in Spoken Engli
Page 56 and 57: Table 11: Household Types Definitio
Page 58 and 59: Table 14: Tenure Number Percentage
Page 60 and 61: Table 18: Overall satisfaction with
Page 62 and 63: Table 21: Household members who hav
Page 64 and 65: Table 23: Do you suffer from any of
Page 66 and 67: Table 27: What mode of transport do
Page 68 and 69: Table 29: Do you or any older membe
Page 70 and 71: Table 32: If you or any older membe
Page 72 and 73: Table 34: How important do you cons
Page 74 and 75: Table 37: What type of accommodatio
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