As many older people in London choose to stay in their inner city homes close to family, friends and local communities they have always known, it falls to councils to respond and look at creating a more inclusive vision for the future.

In Southwark, our vision is for a joined up cross-council programme, to make the whole borough age friendly, so people can live, stay and grow old in their communities. We recognise and value the contributions that older people make to our borough – be it passing on experience, working or volunteering in the community, caring for relatives or providing childcare. It all matters, keeps people actively involved in community life, and it's these often discrete contributions in our support network that we know can help keep our working families for example ticking over.