The Welsh Senate of Older People, being launched today (Oct 1) will lobby the UK and Welsh
Assembly Governments on matters such as age discrimination, housing and
health.

It will also work to improve a wide range of services to the elderly in Wales.

The four organisations joining together are the National Old
Age Pensioners Association of Wales, the National Pensioners Convention
Wales, Older People’s Advisory Group Cymru and Pensioners Forum Wales.

A spokesperson for the senate said: "The population of Wales
is ageing at a faster rate than any other part of the UK, and in 20
years time one in three Welsh adults will be aged 65 or over.

"Older people’s issues have become increasingly prominent in
recent years and the creation of the senate is a significant milestone
in the journey to unite older people the length and breadth of Wales."