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The International Longevity Centre-UK is an independent, non-partisan think-tank
dedicated to addressing issues of longevity, ageing and population change.
Multiple issues, multiple solutionsDavid Sinclair, International Longevity Centre – UK
@sinclairda @ilcuk
The International Longevity Centre-UK is an independent, non-partisan think-tank
dedicated to addressing issues of longevity, ageing and population change.
Summary Dr Dylan Kneale Using data from English
Longitudinal Study of Ageing What is Social Exclusion and why
are older people at risk How has exclusion changed 2002-
2008 Who is most likely to be excluded Trends and key findings Recommendations
The International Longevity Centre-UK is an independent, non-partisan think-tank
dedicated to addressing issues of longevity, ageing and population change.
What is social exclusion?
• Broadest sense Recognition of
material/non-material link
• No, Arguably apolitical with a rich academic
history
• UN, Europe…UK?
The International Longevity Centre-UK is an independent, non-partisan think-tank
dedicated to addressing issues of longevity, ageing and population change.
Social ExclusionDecent Housing and
Public Transport
Civic Activities and Access to information
Local Amenities
Consumer goodsCultural Activities
Social Relationships
Financial Products
The International Longevity Centre-UK is an independent, non-partisan think-tank
dedicated to addressing issues of longevity, ageing and population change.
Why might older people be at risk from exclusion?/multiple exclusion characteristics that are more likely to occur
in later life, such as disability, low income and widowhood
cumulative disadvantage, where cohorts become more unequal over time
community characteristics which make older people more vulnerable e.g. population turnover, economic decline and crime
experience of age-based discrimination.
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The International Longevity Centre-UK is an independent, non-partisan think-tank
dedicated to addressing issues of longevity, ageing and population change.
Exclusion from Social Relationships
The International Longevity Centre-UK is an independent, non-partisan think-tank
dedicated to addressing issues of longevity, ageing and population change.
Exclusion from Cultural Activities
The International Longevity Centre-UK is an independent, non-partisan think-tank
dedicated to addressing issues of longevity, ageing and population change.
Exclusion from Civic Activities/Access to Information
The International Longevity Centre-UK is an independent, non-partisan think-tank
dedicated to addressing issues of longevity, ageing and population change.
Exclusion from Local Amenities
The International Longevity Centre-UK is an independent, non-partisan think-tank
dedicated to addressing issues of longevity, ageing and population change.
Exclusion from Decent Housing and Public Transport
The International Longevity Centre-UK is an independent, non-partisan think-tank
dedicated to addressing issues of longevity, ageing and population change.
Exclusion from common consumer goods
The International Longevity Centre-UK is an independent, non-partisan think-tank
dedicated to addressing issues of longevity, ageing and population change.
Exclusion from financial products
The International Longevity Centre-UK is an independent, non-partisan think-tank
dedicated to addressing issues of longevity, ageing and population change.
Access to banking
Almost ten per cent of older people do not have a current account
Among older people surveyed in 2002 and 2008, fifteen per cent of older people did not report having a current account at both points.
Six per cent of older people who reported a current account in 2002 no longer did so in 2008.
The International Longevity Centre-UK is an independent, non-partisan think-tank
dedicated to addressing issues of longevity, ageing and population change.
Exclusion up - oldest and ethnic minorities
Between 2002 and 2008, 9.3 per cent of people aged 80 plus became excluded from financial products compared to only 2.1 per cent of those aged 50-59.
In 2008, the odds of an older person from an ethnic minority being excluded from financial products were 3 times higher than the odds of a white older person.
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The International Longevity Centre-UK is an independent, non-partisan think-tank
dedicated to addressing issues of longevity, ageing and population change.
So how has exclusion changed?
The International Longevity Centre-UK is an independent, non-partisan think-tank
dedicated to addressing issues of longevity, ageing and population change.
And what about multiple exclusion
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dedicated to addressing issues of longevity, ageing and population change.
Exclusion isn’t inevitable by age
The International Longevity Centre-UK is an independent, non-partisan think-tank
dedicated to addressing issues of longevity, ageing and population change.
What about those not excluded?
The International Longevity Centre-UK is an independent, non-partisan think-tank
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Who is most likely to be excluded?
Older men were significantly more likely to be excluded from social relationships. Older women were more likely to be excluded from cultural activities.
Being non-white was associated with a higher risk of experiencing some form of exclusion compared to being white (59.8% compared to 47.3%).
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The International Longevity Centre-UK is an independent, non-partisan think-tank
dedicated to addressing issues of longevity, ageing and population change.
Who is most likely to be excluded?
Wealthy older people are much less likely to be socially excluded than their poorer counterparts
Becoming a care giver between 2002 and 2008 was associated with a two fold increase in the odds of becoming excluded from two or more domains of social
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The International Longevity Centre-UK is an independent, non-partisan think-tank
dedicated to addressing issues of longevity, ageing and population change.
Other trends and key findings
Living together is good for us
The squeezed middle age The oldest old remain the
most excluded Growing exclusion from
housing/transport/ amenities
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The International Longevity Centre-UK is an independent, non-partisan think-tank
dedicated to addressing issues of longevity, ageing and population change.
Living together is good for us
Those who moved from living alone to living as part of a couple (with no children) exhibited a 68% fall in the odds of becoming multiply excluded between 2002 and 2008 compared to those who stayed living alone;
Those who moved from being resident in a couple household to living alone were over three times more likely to become multiply excluded.
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The International Longevity Centre-UK is an independent, non-partisan think-tank
dedicated to addressing issues of longevity, ageing and population change.
The squeezed middle age
People in their fifties increasingly excluded from society The number of people aged 50 plus
being socially excluded from decent housing, public transport and local amenities has risen sharply
Over 1 in 6 people in their fifties were socially excluded in two of more areas– up from 13 per cent in 2002.
The International Longevity Centre-UK is an independent, non-partisan think-tank
dedicated to addressing issues of longevity, ageing and population change.
On the other hand – the oldest old remain the most excluded
Almost 38% of those aged 85 or older faced some kind of social exclusion, an encouraging decline of 10% from 2002
As people age, they are more likely to become more socially excluded than less
Almost two-fifths (38%) of those aged 85 and older were excluded from two or more domains of exclusion in 2008
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The International Longevity Centre-UK is an independent, non-partisan think-tank
dedicated to addressing issues of longevity, ageing and population change.
Growth in exclusion from housing/transport/amenities
Rates of exclusion from decent housing and public transport and exclusion from local amenities rose sharply between 2002 and 2008 among the population aged 50 and above as a whole – by over five per cent to approximately sixteen per cent.
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So what needs to happen?
Allocate the task of measuring and developing strategies to overcome material and non-material disadvantage to a specific team within government.
Shift the focus of government policy on ageing towards prevention.
Develop a widowhood strategy.
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The International Longevity Centre-UK is an independent, non-partisan think-tank
dedicated to addressing issues of longevity, ageing and population change.
So what needs to happen?
Better develop outreach provision to reach the hardest to reach before crises occur.
Improve planning of neighbourhoods for people of all ages to reduce levels of exclusion from local amenities and decent housing and public transport.
Provide additional support for carers and reduce gender inequalities in social exclusion through the expansion of existing intervention programmes.
The International Longevity Centre-UK is an independent, non-partisan think-tank
dedicated to addressing issues of longevity, ageing and population change.
Contact
David Sinclair
Assistant Director, Policy and Communications
International Longevity Centre – UK
davidsinclair@ilcuk.org.uk
Twitter.com/ilcuk
Twitter.com/sinclairda