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Building a society for all ages presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | Corporate Author | Department for Work and Pensions - DWP; Department of Health - DH; Department for Communities and Local Government - DCLG |
Publisher | TSO, London, July 2009 |
Pages | 59 pp (Cm 7655) |
Source | TSO, PO Box 29, Norwich NR3 1GN. www.tso.co.uk/bookshop Responses to: Age Stakeholder Team, Department for Work and Pensions, Level 5, Caxton House, Tothill Street, London SW1H 9NA. Email: allages@hmg.gov.uk |
Keywords | Ageing process ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Employment of older people ; Services ; Social policy ; Government publications. |
Annotation | This strategy develops the Government's 2005 strategy, Opportunity Age. It has been developed from discussion with members of the public and non-government organisations, and sets out long-term vision and actions over the next 2-3 years. While existing initiatives such as Age Positive will continue, it proposes an "Active at 60" package for those approaching their 60th birthday about entitlements. A chapter on "older people at the heart of the family" states that a Families and Relationships Green paper will be published in the autumn, when there will also be a "grandparents summit". On "engaging with work and the economy", a review of the Default Retirement Age is being brought forward to 2010; and an Innovation and Growth Team of experts from academia, business and the age sector is proposed. The chapter "Improving financial support" notes work on existing policies on tackling pensioner poverty and pension reform. "Better public services for later life" notes the greatest need for services is in later years; and resulting from the Equalities Bill going through Parliament, "unjustifiable age discrimination" will be banned from April 2012. Also, the Care and Support Green Paper being published shortly will set out options for a fairer and more sustainable funding system. Other items - housing, neighbourhood design, safer neighbourhoods, transport, and community volunteers - are dealt with under "Building communities for all ages". The Age Stakeholder Team at the Department for Work and Pensions seeks responses to this consultation by 12 October 2009. A website (www.hmg.gov.uk/buildingasocietyforallages) gives details of regional and local consultation events, also workshops. (RH). |
Accession Number | CPA-090713001 B |
Classmark | BG: TOB: GC: I: TM2: 6OA |
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