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We’re Age Cymru, the national Charity for older people. We’re here when we’re needed the most. Age Cymru yw'r elusen genedlaethol i bobl hŷn yng Nghymru a rydyn. ☎️ Age Cymru Advice: 0300 303 44 98 🖱️ www.agecymru.wales 🖱️ www.agecymru.cymru

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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
☕🗣️ Live in Carmarthen and want to help us speak up for older people? Join us and @AgeCymruDyfed on Wed 21 Oct, 10am–12pm, at Carmarthenshire Living Well Centre and tell us what issues matter to you the most! Sign up: publicaffairs@agecymru.org.uk / 029 2043 1555
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
What rights matter as we grow older? All of them! 💙 This International Day of Older Persons, we've teamed up with Age International to share what older people say matters most in our new report. Read it here: bit.ly/4AuzMv0 #AgeCymru #AgeInternational
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Where will your Big Step take you? 👟 There's still time to sign up for our 185-mile challenge and support older people across Wales! 💙 Share your walks and tag us; we'd love to see them! Sign up: www.agecymru.wales/get-involved/fun… #BigStep #AgeCymru
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Stay in the loop with Age Cymru! 💙 The Loop is our monthly newsletter, bringing you all the latest news and information. Delivered every last Thursday of the month. Sign up today 👇 🔗 www.agecymru.wales/our-work/sign-up… #AgeCymru #TheLoop
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Thinking about taking on The Big Step? There's still time! 👟 Walk or run 185 miles this September and October, at your own pace, to support Age Cymru. Take your first step today 💙 www.agecymru.wales/get-involved/fun… #CamMawr #BigStep #AgeCymru
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
It's #PensionAwarenessWeek! 💙 Pensions and tax can feel complicated. HMRC's Tax Confident website is here to help with clear, trusted information. Find out more: taxconfident.campaign.gov.uk/workin… #TaxConfident
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞! Walk or run 185 miles in Sept & Oct - the length of Wales - to support @AgeCymru 👟 Just 3 miles (6.1k steps) a day at your own pace £20 sign-up ➡️ T-shirt to start, medal when you finish 🏅 Take your first step 👇 bit.ly/4gHiFhT
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Cofrestrwch nawr ar gyfer y Big Step! 👟 Cerddwch neu rhedwch 185 milltir – hyd Cymru – yn ystod mis Medi a mis Hydref i godi arian ar gyfer @AgeCymru 👟 £20 i gofrestru ➡️ Crys-t i ddechrau, medal wrth orffen 🏅 Cymerwch eich cam cyntaf 👇 bit.ly/464y45x
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
More than 80% of older people in Wales are not claiming key financial support - and we want to change that. Our 2026 More Money in Your Pocket guide lays out all of the available support for older people, who's eligible and how to apply. 💷 🔗Learn more: bit.ly/4e4e7zp
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Nid yw mwy na 80% o bobl hŷn yng Nghymru'n hawlio cymorth ariannol hanfodol - ac rydyn ni eisiau newid hynny. Mae ein canllaw Mwy o Arian yn eich Poced (2026) yn llawn gwybodaeth am y gefnogaeth sydd ar gael, pwy sy'n gymwys a sut i wneud cais. 💷 bit.ly/4uWIyim
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
If anyone would like advice or further information, they can call Age Cymru Advice on 0300 303 44 98 Monday to Friday between 9am and 4pm, or email advice@agecymru.org.uk.
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Our aim should not be about getting through one winter at a time as happens now, instead we must build a future in which no older person is left cold or struggling to afford the essentials. Both the UK and Welsh Governments must act quickly to put their fears to rest."
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
"No older person should have to face another winter fretting over whether they can afford to stay warm - but we know that in light of today's news many now will. We must address the deepening fuel poverty.
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
as well as opening an application route for people of all ages on low incomes to seek this support via their energy supplier. We call on the Welsh Government to expand the Discretionary Assistance Fund (DAF) to support older people in an emergency.
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
With energy prices set to rise yet again we are calling for decisive action to protect the older people in greatest need. We are calling on UK Ministers to raise the Warm Home Discount to £200 for this winter,
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The cost of living remains a challenge for many older people across Wales. Our latest annual survey found that 52% of respondents are reducing their use of energy/heating to ensure that they can continue to help manage the rising cost of living.
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Victoria Lloyd, Chief Executive at Age Cymru said: "Today's news will cause concern for those older people who have repeatedly faced tough choices during the last few years of energy price hikes, and who now have nothing left to cut back on.
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
🧵 Age Cymru’s response to Ofgem's energy price announcement of 4% rise in energy prices from 1 October to 31 December 2026
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Dylai pobl ffonio llinell Gymorth Age Cymru er mwyn dod o hyd i gyngor a chael rhagor o wybodaeth. Ffoniwch 0300 303 44 98 o ddydd Llun tan ddydd Gwener rhwng 9am a 4pm, neu e-bostiwch advice@agecymru.org.uk Gallwch ddarllen y datganiad ar ein gwefan: bit.ly/3SyPHXX
Menyw hŷn yn edrych allan drwy'r ffenestr wrth siarad ar y ffôn, gyda gwlith yn rhedeg i lawr y gwydr.
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
mae angen i ni greu dyfodol lle na fydd unrhyw berson hŷn yn oer drwy’r gaeaf ac yn methu fforddio hanfodion. Mae angen i Lywodraeth y DU a Llywodraeth Cymru weithredu’n gyflym er mwyn cefnogi pobl hŷn.”
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Ni ddylai unrhyw berson hŷn orfod wynebu gaeaf arall yn poeni am gostau gwresogi eu tŷ – ond mae’r newyddion hyn yn golygu mai dyna fydd yn digwydd. Mae’n rhaid i ni fynd i’r afael â thlodi tanwydd, sy’n dod yn fwy o broblem bob blwyddyn. Ar hyn o bryd, y nod yw ceisio goroesi un gaeaf ar y tro;
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
o bob oed ar incwm isel gyflwyno ceisiadau er mwyn iddynt fedru derbyn y cymorth hwn drwy eu cyflenwyr ynni. Rydyn ni’n galw ar Lywodraeth Cymru i ehangu’r Gronfa Cymorth Ddewisol er mwyn cefnogi pobl hŷn mewn argyfwng.
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Mae prisiau ynni ar fin codi unwaith eto, felly rydyn ni’n galw am gamau pendant er mwyn diogelu pobl hŷn sydd angen help. Rydym yn galw ar Weinidogion y DU i godi’r Gostyngiad Cartrefi Cynnes i £200 ar gyfer y gaeaf hwn, yn ogystal â chreu ffordd i bobl...
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Mae costau byw yn parhau i fod yn her i lawer o bobl hŷn ledled Cymru. Yn ein harolwg blynyddol diweddaraf, dywedodd 52% o ymatebwyr eu bod yn defnyddio llai o ynni/gwres er mwyn gwneud yn siŵr eu bod nhw’n medru ymdopi gyda chostau byw cynyddol.
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Dywedodd Prif Weithredwr Age Cymru, Victoria Lloyd: “Bydd y newyddion heddiw yn peri pryder i bobl sydd wedi gorfod gwneud penderfyniadau anodd wrth i brisiau ynni godi dros y blynyddoedd diwethaf, a phobl sydd eisoes yn mynd heb nifer o bethau er mwyn cadw dau ben llinyn ynghyd.
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
🧵Ymateb Age Cymru i gyhoeddiad Ofgem ynghylch cynnydd o 4% ar brisiau ynni rhwng 1 Hydref a 31 Rhagfyr 2026
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Both the UK and Welsh Governments must act quickly to put their fears to rest." If anyone would like advice or further information, they can call Age Cymru Advice on 0300 303 44 98 Monday to Friday between 9am and 4pm, or email advice@agecymru.org.uk.
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
We must address the deepening fuel poverty. Our aim should not be about getting through one winter at a time as happens now, instead we must build a future in which no older person is left cold or struggling to afford the essentials.
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
No older person should have to face another winter fretting over whether they can afford to stay warm - but we know that in light of today's news many now will.
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
as well as opening an application route for people of all ages on low incomes to seek this support via their energy supplier. We call on the Welsh Government to expand the Discretionary Assistance Fund (DAF) to support older people in an emergency.
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
With energy prices set to rise yet again we are calling for decisive action to protect the older people in greatest need. We are calling on UK Ministers to raise the Warm Home Discount to £200 for this winter,
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The cost of living remains a challenge for many older people across Wales. Our latest annual survey found that 52% of respondents are reducing their use of energy/heating to ensure that they can continue to help manage the rising cost of living.
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Victoria Lloyd, Chief Executive at Age Cymru said: "Today's news will cause concern for those older people who have repeatedly faced tough choices during the last few years of energy price hikes, and who now have nothing left to cut back on.
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Mae Cam Mawr yn dychwelyd ar gyfer 2026 – gyda her hollol newydd! Mwy o wybodaeth yn dod yn fuan – cadwch lygad ar y gofod hwn. 👟 #CamMawr #BigStep
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Cam Mawr - the Big Step is back for 2026 - with a brand new challenge! More information coming soon - watch this space. 👟 #CamMawr #BigStep
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Can we reverse the narrative of growing uncertainty around older people's health and wealth in Wales? 🧑‍⚕️💰 Our new blog post takes a look behind the headline results of Age Cymru's 2026 annual survey. 🔗You can check it out here: bit.ly/4bTw4QM
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Unstable foundations: reflections on Age Cymru’s 2026 annual survey
Unstable foundations: reflections on Age Cymru’s 2026 annual survey
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Fedrwn ni newid y stori am ansicrwydd cynyddol am iechyd a chyfoeth pobl hŷn yng Nghymru?🧑‍⚕️💰 Mae cyhoeddiad newydd ar ein blog yn bwrw golwg fanwl ar ganlyniadau arolwg blynyddol Age Cymru (2026). 🔗Dewch o hyd i ragor o wybodaeth yma: bit.ly/4wr8Mdp
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Sylfeini ansefydlog: myfyrdodau ar arolwg blynyddol Age Cymru yn 2026
Sylfeini ansefydlog: myfyrdodau ar arolwg blynyddol Age Cymru yn 2026
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
It's never too late to enjoy the benefits of staying active. 🏋️ Our latest podcast explores how movement can support your health and wellbeing, with practical tips from dance artist Geraldine Hurl and the Beddau tai chi group. 🎧 Listen now: bit.ly/4sn0nWi
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Age Matters podcast
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Dydy hi byth yn rhy hwyr i fwynhau ymarfer corff 🏋️ Mae pennod diweddaraf ein podlediad yn gofyn sut gall ymarfer corff rheolaidd wella eich iechyd a’ch lles, gyda syniadau ymarferol gan artist dawns Geraldine Hurl a grŵp tai chi Beddau 🎧Gwrandewch yma: bit.ly/4cVbOje
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Podlediad Age Matters
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Top tips for getting started with a healthy movement routine: 🏆Celebrate progress - big & small! 🙌Find activities you enjoy ⏲️Start small & be consistent 🧑‍🤝‍🧑Join a local group 🔗https://www.agecymru.wales/our-work/promoting-health-and-wellbeing/act-now-age-better/
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
🏆Dathlwch eich cynnydd 🙌Dewch o hyd i weithgaredd rydych chi'n ei fwynhau ⏲️Dechreuwch yn araf a byddwch yn gyson – mae sesiynau 10 munud yn ddechrau da 🧑‍🤝‍🧑Ymunwch â grŵp lleol 🔗https://www.agecymru.cymru/ein-gwaith/hyrwyddo-iechyd-a-lles/gwna-fe-i-heneiddion-heini/
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Gall ymarfer corff wella eich cryfder, eich cydbwysedd, eich egni a iechyd eich calon, a gall hefyd eich helpu i wneud ffrindiau newydd. Wrth i bobl fyw'n hirach, mae canolbwyntio ar iechyd a lles yn ein helpu i fyw bywydau gwell hefyd. 🚶🏋️ bit.ly/4h5ANSX
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Over the next few weeks, we'll be sharing more information about our Act Now Age Better campaign, & what better way to start than by talking about the benefits of moving. Even small increases in physical activity make a huge difference @WelshGovernment bit.ly/4faX1jY
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New evidence says every step counts to improve your health | Welsh Government News
Even small increases in physical activity in those who are not currently active can make a big difference to your health, Chief Medical Officers say. All activity counts, from walking and taking the s...
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
📺Be sure to tune in to ITV Wales news this evening at 6pm, to see our CEO Vicki, talking about the cost of living, healthcare and the findings of our annual survey. You can also read the full report here: bit.ly/3PxjMp7
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Mae ein harolwg blynyddol yn dangos mai'r costau byw cynyddol a dirywiad mewn iechyd corfforol yw'r prif bryderon i bobl hŷn. 📄Mae ein hadroddiad llawn yn dangos beth sydd angen newid: bit.ly/4uStfY6
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Our annual survey shows that the key concerns of older people are rising living costs, declining physical health & overwhelmed healthcare services. Meanwhile, mental health & loneliness have reduced. 📄Our full report shows what needs to be addressed: bit.ly/3PxjMp7
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Our annual survey shows that the key concerns of older people are rising living costs, declining physical health & overwhelmed healthcare services. Meanwhile, mental health & loneliness have reduced. 📄Our full report shows what needs to be addressed: bit.ly/3PxjMp7
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
More than 80% of older people in Wales are not claiming key financial support - and we want to change that. Our 2026 More Money in Your Pocket guide lays out all of the available support for older people, who's eligible and how to apply. 💷 🔗Learn more: bit.ly/4e4e7zp
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Mae rhybudd coch am wres eithafol ar gyfer rhannau o Gymru yr wythnos hon. Gall gwres difrifol gael effaith arbennig o gryf ar bobl hŷn. Gwiriwch sut mae cymdogion a pherthnasau hŷn a dewch o hyd i gyngor ar gadw'n ddiogel yn www.agecymru.wales 📞 0300 303 44 98
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Age Cymru @agecymru.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
📞Our Friend in Need service offers much-needed social connection to older people feeling lonely & isolated Our trained volunteers make weekly friendship calls to make sure no older person feels alone 🧑‍🤝‍🧑Learn more: bit.ly/43BBg7D #LonelinessAwarenessWeek
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