We are living longer and working longer. While an ageing society contributes to pressures on public finances, it also creates new opportunities to rebalance the fiscal equation.
It’s old news that our society is ageing. By 2046, almost 1 in 4 people will be 65 years old and over – demographic changes that will have profound implications for almost every aspect of our society and for all ages and generations.
In the Greater Manchester Strategy, published by the Combined Authority in October, we set out our vision for Greater Manchester, including our ambitions for employment.
Ageing Better has commissioned a multinational team, led by Dr Martin Hyde from Swansea University, to carry out a rapid evidence review and data analysis on the experience of the retirement transition.
Our workforce, like the population at large, is ageing. This is dramatically changing the structure of our workforce, as we have more clients, colleagues and customers in older age brackets.