Towards an Older People’s Strategy for London: a draft Mayoral strategy for consultation

1. Towards an Older People’s Strategy for London: a draft Mayoral strategy for consultation Greater London Authority

2. Why have an Older people’s Strategy? • Manifesto commitment • Mayor’s response to lobbying • Response to demographic and social change • Recognition of role of older people • Bring together what the GLA and functional bodies will do • Identify issues to lobby others for

3. Demography of London’s Older people • Almost 16% of London’s pop - 1.2 m • Almost a quarter of a million over 80 • Increase in number of older people • BAME Londoners over 65 projected to increase by 50% between 2001 and 2016 • More people living alone • Expectations of old age

4. Policy statements and proposals • Sets out actions which aim to make a difference to the lives of all older people living in London • 13 Policy Statements • 63 Policy Proposals/actions • Action Plan

5. Mayor’s Vision • Choice • Control • Contribution • Negative perceptions • Diversity

6. Mayor’s key priorities • Challenging perceptions & promoting the contribution of older people • Pensions and income • Supporting discretionary services • Promoting good quality social care

7. Other areas the strategy covers? • Engaging with older Londoners • Age equality - leading by example • Access to employment • Housing and homelessness • Culture • e-Government and access to new technology • Transport • Crime and personal safety • Environment

8. Challenging perceptions & promoting the contribution of older people • Policy Statement • The Mayor is committed to ensuring that the positive contribution of older people to London’s well-being is recognised and valued and that steps are taken to counter negative perceptions and discrimination

9. Issues • Older people’s contribution • Negative perceptions • Tackling age discrimination

10. Proposals • Cultural events • GLA publications • Single Equalities Act • Consulting with older people • GLA as employer

11. Pensions and Income • Policy Statement • The Mayor is committed to action to reduce pensioner poverty in London

12. Issues • Pensioner poverty is falling • Patterns of low-income • Many under claim benefits • Pensions system - inadequate and discriminatory

13. Key proposals • campaign to increase take up of pension credit • reform of tax relief on private pensions • reform of state pension • employment

14. Supporting discretionary services • Policy Statement • The Mayor will work with partners to ensure local community services are supported to improve older people’s quality of life

15. Issues • What are discretionary services • Funding • Planning • Provision

16. Key proposals • Mapping services • Influence modernisation agenda • Influence Local Area Agreements and Local Strategic Partnerships • Work with services providers • Freedom pass

17. Promoting good quality social care • Policy Statement • The Mayor will use his own powers and work with partners to secure improvements in the quality and availability of social care and health services for older Londoners

18. Issues • Market failure: balance of care • Lack of flexible services • Lack of choice and control • Lack of appropriate services • Workforce issues

19. Health service issues • Age discrimination • Health inequalities • Integrated health and social care

20. Key actions - social care • Case for London • Planning powers • Working with key partners

21. Key actions - health • Accessibility and quality of services • Public Health • Mental health • Support for carers • Promote Physical activity

22. Other key actions • Review of London Plan • Conference on crime • Elder abuse • Freedom pass • Culture card • The Olympics

23. What next • Consultation • 8th February 2006 • Analysis of responses • Spring/Summer 2006

24. QUESTIONS