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Senate will 'give Welsh pensioners a stronger voice'
Four national older people's organisations are joining forces in Wales to create a 'senate' to give older people a stronger public voice.
The Welsh Senate, launched today (Oct 1) of Older People 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 participating 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."
For more information see http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11450330
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