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Empowering engagement: a stronger voice for older people: the government response to John Elbourne's review
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 48p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Older people are to have a bigger say in developing central, regional and local Government policies announced Rt Hon Rosie Winterton, Minister for Pensions and the Ageing Society today, in response to John Elbourne’s review of older people’s engagement with Government. A new national UK Advisory Forum on Ageing will give older people a direct line to Government to comment on new policy ideas, services, legislation and what areas they feel the Government needs to address
Building a society for all ages: consultation response
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 25p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This document, written in response to 'Building a Society for All Ages’ published in July 2009 (a strategy paper addressing the problems and potential of the demographic changes consequent on the increasing longevity of the population), is based on 345 written responses to the government document. Divided into four chapters – ‘Creating a society for all ages’, ‘Preparing well for later life’, ‘Living well in later life’, and ‘The right support for those who need it’ – followed by a summary of consultation findings, this document outlines the next steps in delivering the strategy. Key points include a £2.9m ‘get digital’ programme, new employment measures aimed at over 50’s, promotion of age equality, better local service delivery, and a guarantee of free personal care for 280,000 older people.
Simplicity, security and choice: working and saving for retirement
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publisher:
- The Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 168p.
- Place of publication:
- Norwich
This White paper sets out proposals for better information, simpler pensions, simplified tax treatment, better protection and more flexible retirement are designed to enable people to make their own choices for retirement. They build on the foundation of the State Pension.