When I'm 65: Ageing in 21st century Britain

Esther de Jong, Sarah Keen & Sylvia Rowley

April 2007, 12 pages

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College Of The Third Age - Andy Aitchinson We all want to be active, happy and healthy in our old age. Yet millions of older people spend their days isolated from other people, cut off from local services and struggling to make ends meet.

When I’m 65 is a short update of our earlier report on older people, Grey matters. As well as outlining the changes government has made, the report highlights charities that are helping older people enjoy their lives.

Did you know?

Children’s charities receive nearly five times more money than older people’s charities.
One in three adults surveyed by Age Concern described older people as ‘incapable and incompetent’.

There are a number of charities aiming to give older people in deprived areas more meaningful and enjoyable lives, that donors can consider funding. Click here to view our full list of recommended older people charities.

Click here or the button above to watch a short film produced by Magic Me, one of NPC’s recommended older people’s charities. (Please note that you need quicktime to view the this film)

'Before I started work on this report, I didn't know that people of 105 were volunteers! But I've seen that many thousands of people, from 65 to 105, are volunteering, enriching their own lives and the lives of their local communities.’

Esther de Jong, Research analyst

Charity insight

''One in six older people (60+) go a whole week without seeing family, friends or neighbours.''

THE RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAMME (RSVP) works with more than 12,000 older volunteers across the UK, benefiting both the volunteers and the recipients.