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A silver lining for the UK economy? The intergenerational case for supporting longer working lives
- Author:
- THOMSON Patrick
- Publisher:
- Centre for Ageing Better
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 44
- Place of publication:
- London
This paper explores how supporting older workers to remain in better, more fulfilling work for longer can be part of the solution to addressing the fiscal pressures of an ageing population. Currently, less than half of the population are in employment the year before they are eligible for their state pension. The age employment gap is likely to grow in line with the scheduled rises in state pension age unless action is taken now. The paper argues that the key driver of supporting people to work for longer is to improve the quality of work. It sets out key policy options, which include: policies to prevent older workers from falling out of work – ensuring that existing initiatives and services such as Access to Work are tailored to the health profile and needs of older workers, enabling workers to make a statutory request for flexible working upon point of hire, without having to wait 26 weeks, requiring statutory reporting of flexible working requests and responses, and introducing a right to return for both carers and people with long term health conditions; policies to support a return to work – developing specialised employment support for claimants aged 50 and over, recognising the particular difficulties faced by this age group, creating greater flexibility in the benefits system to recognise that not everyone can work, particularly in the context of the rising state pension age; and policies to support workplaces that accommodate all ages – introducing age bands in gender pay gap reporting to highlight pay inequalities faced by older women in the workplace, and ensuring open access and promotion of skills and progression opportunities for all ages. (Edited publisher abstract)
The age agenda 2008: public policy and older people
- Author:
- AGE CONCERN ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- Age Concern England
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 128p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The fifth edition of this annual policy report provides an overview of public policy and older people. It outlines significant policy developments and trends during 2007 and looks ahead to likely developments in 2008.
Housing issues for older people in rural areas
- Authors:
- BEVAN Mark, CROUCHER Karen
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government Social Research
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 26p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This paper or ‘think-piece’ has been commissioned by the Scottish Executive Development Department. Its aim is to offer expert reflections on the policy actions that might be inferred from the evidence base on older people’s housing and support needs in rural Scotland. Topics covered included: types of tenure and household size for older people in rural areas, housing and support service aspirations of older people in rural areas, information needs of older people in rural areas, relative cost of providing housing services for older people in rural areas, exploration of the barriers to delivering services for older people in rural areas, consideration of any potentially useful alternative approaches to service delivery that have been put in place, and consideration of the different ‘ruralities’ in Scotland. Suggestions for policy and practice for consideration by the Scottish Executive are outlined.
The age agenda 2005: public policy and older people
- Author:
- AGE CONCERN
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 103p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Age Agenda is Age Concern England's annual report on ageing and older people. It outlines significant policy developments and trends over the last year, and looks ahead to likely developments in the next.
RNIB Cymru's response to: Health Promotion Action Plan for Older People in Wales
- Author:
- Royal National Institute for the Blind. Cymru
- Publisher:
- Royal National Institute for the Blind
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 6p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
The plan provides guidance for use at local level on key evidence based health promotion interventions with older people in Wales. This response deals with problems of sight impairments.
The NHS and long-term care: time for a new deal?
- Editor:
- ROBINSON Janice
- Publisher:
- King's Fund
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Towards a social policy on ageing: report of a consultation held at St. George's House, Windsor Castle, on September 18th-20th, 1992; a document to promote discussion and action
- Editors:
- LIVESLEY Joanne, WALLACE Simon, LIVESLEY Brian
- Publisher:
- Research for Ageing Trust
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 62p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Regional strategy: towards a strategy for services for elderly people
- Author:
- NORTH WEST THAMES REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY
- Publisher:
- North West Thames Regional Health Authority
- Publication year:
- 1984
- Pagination:
- 64p., maps, diags., tables.
- Place of publication:
- London
The retirement housing dividend
- Author:
- CORFE Scott
- Publisher:
- Social Market Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Pagination:
- 22
- Place of publication:
- London
This paper explores the case for an expansion of retirement housing in the UK. It demonstrates that specialist retirement housing brings with it a range of benefits to government, retirees and wider society. This “retirement housing dividend” should be quantified and considered by policymakers, and embedded into local strategies. Key points include: an expansion of retirement housing could generate a societal “retirement housing dividend” through a range of channels; the UK’s housing stock is currently poorly placed to meet the needs of an ageing population, to the detriment of physical and mental health; many older people live in under-occupied family homes, limiting the availability of such accommodation for younger households and making such accommodation less affordable; there is scope to use town and city centre retirement housing to regenerate urban areas, taking advantage of the growing spending power and demographic importance of older age groups; despite these benefits, retirement housing remains less popular in the UK than in other markets. Policy implications highlighted in this briefing include: policymakers need to get better at capturing the full gamut of benefits flowing from retirement housing, and use this to inform decision making; integrated Care Systems (ICSs) should play a key role in building a more aligned and coordinated approach to commissioning and developing age-appropriate housing that facilitates health improvements; Homes England also has a role to play in stimulating the construction of affordable retirement housing; policymakers and the developer community need to work together to deliver high-quality retirement accommodation in the right places, to encourage more older individuals to consider it as an option. (Edited publisher abstract)
The strategy for older people in Wales 2013-2023: living longer, ageing well: making Wales a great place to grow old
- Author:
- WALES. Welsh Government
- Publisher:
- Welsh Government
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 32
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This third phase of the Strategy focuses on ensuring that older people in Wales have the resources they need to deal with the challenges and opportunities they face. These resources are described in terms of social resources (e.g. good physical and mental health), environmental resources (e.g. access to transport, and feeling safe when out and about), and financial resources (e.g. having an adequate standard of income, and not living in poverty). Older people should expect to be able to participate as fully in society as they desire, including: contributing to community and family life; influencing decisions; and having their needs met. The strategy refers to other emerging policy developments and initiatives, notably the Welsh Government's programme of change for Health and Social Care, as detailed in Appendix 2. (Original abstract)