Did you know that of the 56 people killed on Northern Ireland’s roads in 2019/20, nearly one third (17 people) were aged 65 years or over? Full information is available in the Police Recorded Injury Road Traffic Collisions and Casualties Northern Ireland Annual Report 2019/20 report available on the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) […]
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Did you know that results from the 2019/20 Continuous Household Survey show that 26% of adults aged 65 years or over in Northern Ireland are volunteers? Full information is available in the Experience of Experience of volunteering by adults in Northern Ireland report and statistical tables, available on the Department for Communities website.
Caged and Forgotten (Research Update 134) by Gemma M Carney, Stephanie Maguire, Bronagh Byrne and Ann Marie Gray, explores older people’s letters to national UK newspapers in response to COVID-19 restrictions. This is the latest output from the COVID-19 and Vulnerable Groups project. Click here for more information.
Did you know that results from the 2019/20 Continuous Household Survey show that at 72% of respondents aged 65 years or over use public transport? 34% of these respondents say that they use public transport because they enjoy it, and 19% say that they use it because of environmental reasons. Full information is available on […]
This new project aims to inform public debate on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable groups. Click here for more information.
Did you know that at June 2020, there were 298,090 people claiming State Pension in Northern Ireland? This is a decrease of of 1.2%(3,470) on a year earlier. The numbers of women claiming State Pension has decreased steadily since 2012 due to increases in the age at which women can claim State Pension. The Pension […]
Did you know that between June 2019 and May 2020, there were 863 motoring offences recorded in Northern Ireland by people aged 70 years or over. 177 of these offences were for careless driving. For more information, see Motoring Offence Statistics for Northern Ireland 1st June 2019 – 31st May 2020, on the website of […]
Did you know that on 31 March 2020, 31,020 owner occupiers in Northern Ireland were awarded a Lone Pensioner Allowance? This is higher than in 2010, when 20,110 people were awarded this. (Lone Pensioner Allowance is awarded to ratepayers aged 70 or over who live alone, and entitles them to a 20 per cent discount […]
Did you know that in 2018/19, 15% of pensioners living in Northern Ireland were in relative poverty, representing 43,000 people (similar to the previous year)? 12% of pensioners were in absolute poverty, representing approximately 34,000 pensioners. This is a fall from the 2017/18 estimate of 14%, but is not a statistically significant decrease. For more […]
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This online on 12 March with Susan Pickard (University of Liverpool) explores contemporary representations of intergenerational inequity Click here for more information.
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