Draft Active Ageing Action Plan Public Consultation

Overview

Thank you for taking the time to complete this consultation questionnaire. Your views will help inform the final Active Ageing Strategy and Action Plan 2027-2032, which sets out the Executive's approach to supporting people to age well, remain independent and continue participating fully in community life.

This Action Plan, which covers the period 2027-2032, builds on the continued relevance of the existing Active Ageing Strategy Framework and the vision remains “That Northern Ireland becomes a truly Age-Friendly society in which people, as they grow older, are valued and supported to live actively to their fullest potential; with their rights respected and their dignity protected.”

The Strategy and its new Action Plan is based around six Strategic Outcomes:

• Older people live independently for as long as they can, free from poverty and in suitable, safe homes.

• Older people are involved in their family and community and in civic life.

• Older people are healthier for longer.

• Older people remain in employment for as long as they wish or need to.

• Older people participate in cultural, educational and physical activity.

• Older people’s dignity and human rights are respected.

The Executive is committed to working together to deliver this Action Plan, which represents the next step in our journey towards a fully inclusive society in which people, as they grow older, are valued and supported to live actively to their fullest potential; with their rights respected and their dignity protected.

Why your views matter

The purpose of this consultation on the Active Ageing Strategy Action Plan is to set out what the Executive proposes to do to improve the lives of older people here in Northern Ireland. This consultation seeks views on the proposed actions and Executive Signature Projects contained within the draft Active Ageing Strategy Action Plan 2027-2032.

The consultation will be open for response from 9th November 2026 – 4th January 2027.

For responses to be considered they must be received by the Department by 5pm on 4th January 2027. Responses received will be used to inform the final content of the Executive Active Ageing Strategy Action Plan.

Comments on the Executive's draft Active Ageing Strategy Action Plan can be submitted via online survey at the link below.

Please note that as responses to this consultation may be disclosable respondents should not include personal data or names as part of their responses. If organisational names are provided they may be published.  

If you are responding on behalf of an organisation, we would ask that only one person from each organisation submits a response.

A paper-based questionnaire is available on request from agefriendly.consultation@communities-ni.gov.uk. To support an effective and holistic analysis of all responses, we ask that all respondents answer the questions set out in the questionnaire and use the questionnaire format.  Where possible, response should be submitted via Citizen Space.   

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