Getting older in NIThere are more than 350,000 people over 60 (20% of the population)

There are more people over the age of 50 than under 19 years

By 2033, those aged 85+ will account for 4% of the population (1 person in every 25)

Our work

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Age Sector Support

Age NI Products & Services

Age Sector Support

• Increase the voice of older people through lobbying, campaigning and influencing decision-makers

• Improving the sustainability of the age sector

• Growing participation

‘Age NI plays an important role in providing knowledge, advice and support to the sector.’

All Party Group on Ageing and Older People

• To promote a better understanding of the issues facing older people

• To support older people to participate

• To influence legislation to maintain equality and support services in line with the needs of an ageing population

Purpose• To ensure that the issues facing older

people are a priority for the NI Assembly

• To monitor implementation of the Ageing Strategy, providing analysis of its impact through feedback from the age sector and others

• To facilitate cross party discussion and co-operation

• To bring together MLAs and the age sector to engage in dialogue on how to improve legislation and services

• To promote the rights of older people in NI

Opportunities & challenges

• Engage, connect to MLAs• Work with others with a

shared interest• Briefings and Questions in

Assembly• Agenda shaped by MLAs and

the sector• Competing Assembly business,

including other APGs

Get involved!• APG meets 3 times a year• Meetings are open to the public• Provide information on the lived

experiences of older people • Help shape the agenda of future

meetings• Next meeting: 26 January 2016• Contact:

paschal.mckeown@ageni.org allpartygroup@ageni.org