The document also presents recommendations from the seminar AGE co-organised with the Committee of the Regions on the impact of the crisis on older people on 19 June 2012 in Brussels.
It contains three main chapters:
- Need to understand the impact of the crisis on older people
- How to prevent poverty in old age and promote social inclusion
- Policy tools and processes to assess older people’s social realities and enhance their quality of life
English version: ‘Older people also suffer because of the crisis’
French version: ‘Les personnes âgées aussi souffrent de la crise’
Translated into Spanish and Catalan (by AGE member organisation FATEC)