The House of Lords’ Economic Affairs Select Committee has published its report ‘Preparing for an Ageing Society’.

 

The report states that successive governments have failed to focus on the issues raised by demographic change and that the UK is strikingly unprepared for an ageing society.

 

Raising the State Pension Age isn't enough to tackle rising costs and a shrinking tax base - the Government must create incentives for people in their mid-50s to mid-60s to remain in or return to employment, focus on support for skills, flexible work, and address ageism in the labour market.

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The full report can be downloaded from the UK Parliament Committee page.

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We were delighted to submit written evidence from Age Irrelevance which has been accepted and published (reference PAS0040).

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You can read our response here - it focuses on how connecting the following seven key challenge areas will enable the UK to prepare for an ageing society:

• Housing 

• Health

• Finance 

• Work

• Learning

• Technology 

• Transport

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If you want to learn more about how Age Irrelevance can help get in touch Kay@ageirrelevance.com