This new report highlights the variations in the experiences of growing older across England with the difference in life expectancy for women in the richest and poorest areas now reaching an average of 3.7 years. It also reveals that older people living in local authority areas with the highest proportion of residents on low incomes are almost three times as likely to be disabled than those living in the areas of the country with the lowest proportions.
Here’s the introduction to the report with a link to the full report at the end:
This year’s State of Ageing report paints a national picture of the older population in England, using a variety of national data sources. We have also spoken to older people about their lives and seen our analysis of the data reflected in their experiences of ageing.
This summary report and the accompanying chapters (available online) draw attention to the disparities in resources, opportunities and outcomes that exist between different geographic areas – whether regions or local authorities.
Inequalities between places in things such as access to decent and affordable housing, access to jobs (and good jobs), and the extent to which these places provide and maintain infrastructure such as transport and public services, give rise to inequalities in outcomes for people, including life expectancy, health and financial security.
This report provides new insights into these place-based inequalities. Our findings show enormous variation in how people across England experience later life
