Did you know that between 2016 and 2041, there is estimated to be a 65% increase in the number of people aged 65 and over in Northern Ireland, rising from 297,800 people to 491,700? The 2016-based Population Projections for Northern Ireland are available on Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) website.
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A new Policy Brief focuses on inequalities within kinship care. This Policy Brief, by Alexandra Chapman and Anna Tarrant, is based on the workshop Exploring inequalities in caring: grandparents’ experiences of kinship care from multiple perspectives, which was held on 7 June 2017. Click here to access the Policy Brief.
Professor Jill Manthorpe (Kings College London) will explore relationship-based safeguarding, which seeks to meet the needs of service users and carers. It also promotes quality of life, and aims to provide care that is both personalised and preventative. More information, including details on how to book, are available here.
Did you know that in June 2016, the number of people aged 85 years and over in Northern Ireland was estimated to be 36,500? This represents 2.0% of the population, which is higher than the figure of 1.6% in mid 2006. For full information, see the report on the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency […]
Did you know that figures from the 2015/16 Family Resource Survey indicate that 15% of pensioners were in absolute poverty (before housing costs), representing approximately 46,000 pensioners. Based on relative low income, 17% of pensioners were in poverty, representing approximately 52,000 pensioners. For more information, see Households Below Average Income: Northern Ireland 2015/16 on the […]
The ARK Ageing team gave 5 papers at the BSG (British Society of Gerontology) annual conference in Swansea in July 2017. Click here for more information.
Did you know that in 2013/14, people aged 65 or over were least likely than other age groups to have participated in sports or physical activities, arts activities, attended arts events, or visited national museums in the previous year? However, the proportion of older people taking part in these activities has risen since 2009/10. For […]
Did you know that data for 2013-2015 show that the healthy life expectancy at birth in Northern Ireland is 61.5 for males, and 62.0 for females? These figures are lower than those for the United Kingdom: 63.1 for males, and 63.9 for females. For more information, see the UK National Wellbeing Measures report on the […]
This Research Update by Ann Marie Gray and Paula Devine uses Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey data to explore whether there has been a change in social policy and public attitudes relating to social care in Northern Ireland between 2010 and 2015. Click here to view the Research Update
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Did you know that the Northern Ireland Cohort for the Longitudinal Study of Ageing (NICOLA) includes interviews with over 8,300 people aged 50 years or over? This represents 1 in 70 people within that age group. For more information on the survey, and to see the first report on key findings, visit the NICOLA website.
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