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.
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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 […]
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 […]
Did you know that the Department of Health (DoH) and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) have different ways of reporting the number of deaths related to COVID-19? Further information is available on the NISRA website.
Did you know that among respondents to the 2018 Northern Ireland Omnibus Survey, 35% of respeople aged 65 years or over used online channels to access public services? In contrast, 90% of people aged 25-49 years have accessed public services online. For more information, see the report Usage of Online Channels to Access Public Services […]
Did you know that over the past 10 years, 28,000 older people have participated in arts activities funded by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland’s Arts and Older People Programme? Many of these participants have tried new things, built good friendships, and changed their perception of the arts. More information on the outcomes of the […]
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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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