APPG on Social Integration Report: Healing the Generational Divide
Written by: Laura Morton on May 16, 2019. Category: Research and Policy
Written by: Laura Morton on May 16, 2019. Category: Research and Policy
Today, 16th May 2019, the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Social Integration published their interim report Healing the Generational Divide, which outlines the findings of their Inquiry into Intergenerational Connection, including the political, social and geographic divides between different age groups. The report also sets out a policy framework for building stronger connections across the age spectrum. In September 2018 , CUF and Near Neighbours submitted a response to the Inquiry, drawing on some of our own projects which have been successful in strengthening ties between the generations..
The report focuses on four main policy areas through which it argues that stronger intergenerational connections can be fostered:
Some of the key policy recommendations made in the report are: