Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to include older people and ageing populations within the work of her Department.
My Department recognises that older people experience a range of complex barriers and face multiple exclusions in developing countries across the globe.
Ageing is an important part of DFID's efforts to ensure inclusion and our approach to leaving no one behind. For example, DFID’s Disability Inclusion Strategy and Strategic Vision for Gender Equality take a life-course approach, ensuring the delivery of transformative change for people all ages.
We are also supporting governments to make vital social protection systems more inclusive of older people. In Uganda, DFID continues to build on its partnership with the Government of Uganda to deliver a Senior Citizen Grant. The grant currently supports over 168,000 older people to help meet their nutritional and healthcare needs.