LGA statement on Resolution Foundation report: Low-to-middle income families becoming older and sicker

Responding to a Resolution Foundation report, showing low-to-middle income families have become older and more likely to suffer from poor health or disability over the last three decades but are still more likely to be in work today than in the mid-1990s, Cllr Pete Marland, Chair of the Local Government Association’s Economy and Resources Board, said:

“As this report shows, we need a renewed focus on improving health, wellbeing, security and opportunity, including for those on lower incomes.

“Councils are central to leading and creating communities where people don’t just survive, but thrive. Decent, affordable housing, greater investment in employment and skills services, improving public health to enable people to live longer and healthier lives, and the need for financial security are all essential elements to achieving this.

“Long-term financial certainty for councils and their partners would mean they can establish integrated community-based services and strong referral networks, to enable people to access support, open up opportunities and prevent crises from escalating.”