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Goal Four





                     Be a respected voice to grow impact


                     There are many issues facing older people in Northern Ireland. We have a role to play in advocating for older people and
                     ensuring that their voices are heard.



                              WE WILL influence on housing                     WE WILL engage with NIFHA, the                  WE WILL provide fora to
                              issues for older people including                All-Party Group on Housing and                  carry out meaningful customer
                              through NIFHA with public                        others to advocate for improved                 engagement on older people’s
                              representatives and decision                     access to Occupational Therapy                  issues.
                              makers, collaborating with age                   services to speed up adaptation                 WE WILL collaborate with other
                              sector groups e.g. Age NI, The                   works for people needing                        partnerships already working to
                              Older Peoples Parliament, and the                improvements to their home.                     support older people.
                              Commissioner for Older People NI                 WE WILL involve our customers in
                              or other agencies who work to                    gathering their views and support               WE WILL actively participate
                              address older peoples issues.                                                                    in Positive Ageing Week and
                                                                               them to have their voices heard.                International Day of Older Persons,
                              WE WILL work with other Housing                  WE WILL use our social media                    promoting ageing well and
                              Associations and through NIFHA to                platforms to tell the story of our              challenging ageism.
                              address issues facing older people,              services and the people who
                              including sustainable Supporting                 avail of them.
                              People funding.
                                                                               WE WILL contribute to strategy
                              WE WILL work with NIFHA and                      and policy formulation with our
                              partners to protect public funding               experiences, views and ideas.
                              for Housing with Care Special
                              Needs Management Allowance
                              (SNMA).






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