Delayed Social Care Green Paper
Later Life Ambitions are deeply concerned that the Government has again delayed the publication of the Social Care Green Paper – their plan for fixing the sector. Adult social care cannot wait any longer. It demands a long-term strategy that resolves the significant funding challenges facing the sector and helps prepare it for an ageing […]
Later Life Ambitions response to TV licence funding
NARPO, along with our Later Life Ambitions partners, has written to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, to urge the government to continue funding the TV licence concession for over-75s. Last year the BBC launched a consultation about how to fund the TV licence fee for over 75s. Free TV licences […]
LLA recommendations included in new report on funding for social care
The Health and Social Care and the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committees have published their joint report into the long-term funding of adult social care. During the inquiry process, Later Life Ambitions met with key members of the Committee to advocate for the right approach to the funding social care for LLA members. As a Later Life Ambitions partner, we ran a survey to […]
Making the NHS work best for you
Later Life Ambitions are running the survey, ‘Making the NHS work best for you’, to mark the 70th anniversary of the NHS and understand the views of our members on this hugely important national institution. The survey asks a range of questions relating to members’ experiences of the NHS, as well as how new […]
Social Care Green Paper
Later Life Ambitions has been a vocal supporter of a renewed approach to funding social care, which will help resolve the considerable issues facing the sector today. This is why we are asking our members to write to their local MP, ahead of the publication of the Green Paper in order to generate support for […]
Social Care Green Paper Engagement Toolkit
Many of us will require some level of care when we get older, and there is a growing number of people spending their later lives unwell. By 2030 the number of older disabled people is expected to double. In response to existing challenges in the social care system, the government has announced that it will […]
Response to the joint inquiry in the long-term funding of adult social care
Working with our partners at Later Life Ambitions, we have submitted a written response to the joint inquiry by the Communities and Local Government (CLG) Committee and the Health Committee into the long-term funding of adult social care. Our response incorporates the results of the online survey, which was issued to members of Later Life Ambitions, […]
Communities and Local Government Select Committee recommends new national strategy for older people’s housing
The influential Communities and Local Government Select Committee has published a report following their inquiry into housing and older people. The Committee’s final report, which featured evidence from Later Life Ambitions (LLA) throughout, recommends that a national strategy for older people’s housing is needed to bring together and improve policy in this area. The Committee also agreed with […]
Later Life Ambitions comments on the Government’s Industrial Strategy
Amongst some of the measures announced, the Industrial Strategy will: Support new products and services for the growing global population of older people Support sectors to adapt to a changing and ageing workforce Support care providers to adapt business models to changing demands and encourage new models of care to develop The LLA founding organisations […]