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Living longer: trends in subnational ageing across the UK
- Author:
- OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS
- Publisher:
- Office for National Statistics
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 20
- Place of publication:
- London
Current and projected trends in population ageing for local authorities, regions and countries across the UK based on 2019 estimates and 2018-based subnational population projections. Whilst national-level ageing trends are important, the subnational ageing tool allows to uncover how these differ at a local level. Even neighbouring local authorities can have considerably different ageing profiles, for example, Brighton and Hove, and Lewes. Older people are more likely to live near AONBs (Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty), National Parks and the coast; younger people are more likely to live in cities. Across the UK, Wales has the oldest population, followed by Scotland, then England and Northern Ireland has the youngest population. Migration of older people is driven by movement away from major cities to rural and coastal areas. Employment rates for older workers are lower than for younger workers across all UK regions. The average median age of local authorities in the UK is projected to increase between 2018 and 2043 with some of the greatest increases projected to be in Northern Ireland. Between 2018 and 2043, rural areas are projected to experience some of the largest increases in the proportion of one-person households containing an older person. (Edited publisher abstract)
What is life like for an older person today?
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Office of National Statistics
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Office for National Statistics
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Place of publication:
- Newport
This infographic pulls together statistics on life, work, health, care and population to build a picture of life for an older person in the UK. (Edited publisher abstract)
Living longer: implications of housing tenure in later life
- Author:
- OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS
- Publisher:
- Office for National Statistics
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 12
- Place of publication:
- London
This article uses 2015 to 2017 data from the English Housing Survey to explore the implications of housing tenure in later life across four areas: finances; housing quality; health; and the accessibility and adaptability of the property. Main points include: among households in England containing someone aged 60 years or over, fewer than half in the private rental sector have savings or investments, compared with over three-quarters of those who own their homes outright; however, not all those who own outright are well-off and almost a quarter have no savings at all; after paying housing costs, older people in rented accommodation have lower incomes than homeowners and privately renting households are more likely to be in fuel poverty than homeowners; almost a third of privately rented properties and one in five properties owned outright and lived in by older people are classified as non-decent overall, as measured against the Decent Homes Standard; people aged 60 to 69 years living in the private rented sector are more likely to report bad general health than homeowners – differences in health above age 70 years are less pronounced as health is more likely to worsen for all at later ages; older people living in rented accommodation are far less likely to have moved home recently than younger people, suggesting that security of tenure becomes more important with age. (Edited publisher abstract)
Demand for adult social care across counties and unitary authorities in England
- Author:
- OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS
- Publisher:
- Office for National Statistics
- Publication year:
- 2018
This paper explores how demand for adult social care varies across England using interactive maps. It aims to capture the need for care services throughout adulthood, as well as recognising that an ageing population is likely to impact on the demand for these services. It presents a brief selection of indicators that are available at county and unitary authority level, along with links to further sources of data. In relation to the supply and quality of adult social care, the paper covers the areas: number of care home beds, number of hours of home care provided, average number of day care clients, number of people providing unpaid care, number of adult social care jobs, and satisfaction with care. (Edited publisher abstract)
The state of ageing 2022: summary
- Author:
- CENTRE FOR AGEING BETTER
- Publisher:
- Centre for Ageing Better
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Pagination:
- 20
- Place of publication:
- London
This summary report uses the most up-to-date national data available to paint a picture of ageing in England today. The report has five chapters: health, homes, work, communities and a chapter setting out the context in which we are ageing. It looks at data from a wide range of sources such as the English Housing Survey, the GP Patient survey, the Health Survey for England and the Community Life Survey, as well as a host of official statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and government sources such as the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities and the Department for Work and Pensions. The data shows that the experience of being older in England is getting considerably worse for many. Almost 1 in 5 people of pension age are now living in relative poverty, following a sharp increase (of 200,000 people) in the last year. This extends a worrying trend which first emerged in the middle of the last decade and means that there are now more than 2 million people of state pension age in the UK living in poverty. The pandemic has reversed progress on the employment of older people – the number of people aged 50 to 64 who are not engaged with the labour market in any way (that is, they are neither working nor looking for work) has risen by 228,000 since the start of the pandemic, and the employment rate in this group has fallen by 1.8 percentage points. In the most deprived areas, people can expect to live more than 17 years more with disabling health conditions while fewer than 1 in 10 homes have accessibility features for people with disabilities. The report makes a number of specific recommendations in relation to health, housing, work and communities, and calls for a cross-departmental strategy to coordinate government activity and funding to address the ageing population and level up the dramatic and growing inequality in the way we experience later life. (Edited publisher abstract)
The state of ageing in 2020
- Author:
- CENTRE FOR AGEING BETTER
- Publisher:
- Centre for Ageing Better
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Place of publication:
- London
Through analysing nationally-available data, this report shows how people across England are ageing. It considers the state of health, finances and communities when COVID-19 hit and the impact it has had so far. The report warns that poor health, unsafe and low-quality housing, and a lack of social connections have exacerbated the impact of the pandemic particularly among the less well-off. Even before the pandemic, progress on improving life expectancy was stalling – and disability-free life expectancy was going backwards. The report also highlights a stark North-South divide in how people experience later life. It shows that people in the South of England have a longer life expectancy and spend more years in good health than those in the North. Key findings include: health – women in the wealthiest parts of the country are set to live 16 years longer in good health than those in the poorest; housing – more than two million people aged 55 or older are living in a home that endangers their health or wellbeing; work – in the year that the state pension age reaches 66, less than half of men and a third of women are still in work at 65; communities – lockdown has seen a surge in community activity – but in many cases the people who are struggling to get by are missing out. The report calls for urgent action by national and local governments, businesses and the voluntary sector to address the gap in disability-free life expectancy and to enable all of us to live longer healthier lives. This will require actions across society – to workplaces, homes and communities if we are to put people on a path to a happy and secure later life. (Edited publisher abstract)
Coronavirus and the social impacts on older people in Great Britain: 3 April to 10 May 2020
- Author:
- OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS
- Publisher:
- Office for National Statistics
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 19
- Place of publication:
- London
Indicators from the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey on the social impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on older people in Great Britain. The data shows that among older people (aged 60 years and over) who were worried about the effect the coronavirus (COVID-19) was having on their lives, their main concerns were being unable to make plans in general, personal travel plans such as holidays and their own wellbeing. Of those who said their wellbeing had been affected by the coronavirus, the most common ways older people said it had been affected were being worried about the future, feeling stressed or anxious and being bored. Staying in touch with family and friends remotely was the main way those aged 60 years and over said they were coping whilst staying at home, followed by gardening, reading and exercise, with those aged in their 60s and 70s equally as likely as younger age groups to say that exercise was helping them to cope. People aged in their 60s and 70s were more likely to have checked on neighbours who might need help three or more times and they were equally as likely to have gone shopping or done other tasks for neighbours at least one or two times as those aged under 60 years. People aged in their 60s were the least optimistic about how long it will take for life to return to normal, with a higher proportion saying it will take more than a year or that life will never return to normal, than those aged under 60 years and those aged 70 years and over. (Edited publisher abstract)
Dementia profile: August 2018 data update
- Author:
- PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- Public Health England
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Place of publication:
- London
The Dementia Profile is designed to improve the availability and accessibility of information on dementia to inform the provision of care of people in England who have dementia. It provides indicators arranged into six data domains: six domains: prevalence; preventing well; diagnosing well; living well; supporting well; and dying well. These profiles are at clinical commissioning group and local authority geographies and give local commissioners and providers the information they need to benchmark current practice against other CCGs, local authorities and England. Data and metadata are available online and as a download document. (Edited publisher abstract)
Housing, health and wellbeing in your local area
- Author:
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
- Publisher:
- Local Government Association
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Place of publication:
- London
This report provides an overview of housing provision in relation to health and wellbeing within local areas in England. It is designed to supplement the LGA’s ‘Health and wellbeing in England: a focus on housing’ report that explores housing and health in local authority, by providing an overview of the population and factors affecting housing conditions, and potentially health and wellbeing, at ward level. To focus on areas of most concern, charts have been limited to show 50 wards, highlighting those with the most challenging circumstances, relative to other wards in the area, at the top of the chart. The maps show the distribution of various metrics at ward level. For each area, the report covers: living arrangements, population characteristics, health and wellbeing of the general population, and health and wellbeing among older people and children. (Edited publisher abstract)
Adult social care spending efficiency tool
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Place of publication:
- London
This tool identifies statistical neighbours – or similar areas – for adult social care delivery for older people and working age adults with learning disabilities. These are the two largest groups who receive adult social care. The comparable indicators include spending per head, quality of services and access to services. The tool provides a basis for comparing spending and outcomes between councils and helps directors of adult social services and local authority financial leads to find new opportunities for improving adult social care efficiency. It is for use by councils to assess their own performance, and to identify where different approaches in comparable local authorities may provide examples to learn from. It is not meant to be used to make judgements about the relative performance of councils in delivering adult social care services, nor can it provide answers as to what the ‘correct’ price is for care. (Edited publisher abstract)