our challenges

there are 9.6 million people over the age of 65 in Britain today
1.2 million people over the age of 65 report being often lonely (13 per cent)
more than 700,000 (seven per cent) people over the age of 65 do not leave their homes more than once a week
a third of over 65s or 3.2 million are not happy with their quality of life
almost seven million people over 60 have no help with the physical tasks that they find difficult
2.5 million older people would like to go out more often but can't because there's no one to help, they're not well enough or don't have enough money
in the next 25 years the number of people over 65 is expected to increase by 60 per cent to around 15.4 million.