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