Building a society for all ages
John CoxonHead of Later Life Delivery
Older People’s Day
Building a society for all ages
Summary
HM Government
Building a society for all ages
The strategy explores what this means for:• Individuals• Family life• Businesses• Public services• Communities
Key proposalsA new information and advice offer
Keeping active and well package
New opportunities to work, stay connected and share experience
Access and design of products and services
•One stop shop •Active at 60 programme•All-in-One card
• Keeping well: health package• Keeping active: summit with sporting and
fitness industry
• Initiative to support 50+• Digital Inclusion pilot – sheltered housing
and rural areas• Consulting on age limit for Jury Service
• Age Design programme: promote age-friendly design
• “A Good Place to Grow Old” programme for innovative service delivery
Individuals – planning ahead Financial• Communicating pensions changes• FSA Money Guidance• Citizens Advice - Financial Skills for Life
Health• NHS mid-life check
Later career and pre-retirement• Adult Advancement and Careers Service• Pre-retirement courses
Services to be drawn together on-line, by phone, and face to face into a ‘one-stop-shop’
Individuals – in later life
Active at 60 programme• Designed to include improved information on what’s
available to people as they approach later life• Starting at a national level, and working with local
authorities to provide locally
All-in-one cards• Testing cards that provide entitlements and services in
local areas
Health “prevention” package• Planned to address dietary and specific health conditions
that impact on people in later life.
Family life
Recognising the role of grandparents
• Building on Budget 2009 announcement of availability of NI credits for caring
• Starting with a summit on grandparenting
• Green Paper on families planned for the Autumn
Workplace and economy
Default Retirement Age• Review brought forward to 2010.
Age Positive initiative• Extending the initiative to help improve employer
attitudes on senior workers.
New markets• Innovation and Growth team of experts from business,
academia and the age sector to identify potential market opportunities from demographic change.
Better public services
Legislative changes• Equalities bill
Amplifying senior voices• UK Forum on Ageing
Further promoting innovation• Fund to support new approaches
A national agreement for local action• Developed with local government to encourage
prioritisation of ageing issues
Building a community for all ages
Challenging stereotypes• Intergenerational work• Age OK
Engaging with planners• Inclusive design
Making housing more age friendly• Lifetime homes standards• £33million handyperson services.
Releasing energy in communities• Volunteering and timebanking.
• Report and summary is available at www.hmg.gov.uk/buildingasocietyforallages
• Strategy formal public consultation • On-line• In writing• Email• Consultation events• Workshops at other events run by Government Departments
• The closing date for responses is Monday, 12 October 2009.
• A summary of responses will be published by 7 December 09.
Engagement and consultation
Thank you.
John CoxonHead of Later Life Delivery