article_snippet: Campaigners seized on the report to call for urgent action to improve care for the elderly and support the elderly to stay in work for longer.
article_snippet: Janet Morrison, chief executive of the charity Independent Age, said: 'This surge in longevity should be celebrated and is testament to the huge strides we have made, particularly in medical care over the last half century. '
article_snippet: But to prepare for it, as a society we need to take measures such as continuing to improve our health and social care systems, helping older people stay in the workplace for longer and tackling the risks of loneliness and isolation in older age. '
article_snippet: Otherwise we run the risk of squandering the rich potential of our ageing society.'
article_snippet: Minister for Pensions Steve Webb said: 'These figures really bring home how important it is to plan ahead for retirement.
article_snippet: Many millions of us will be spending around a third of us lives or more in retirement in the future. '
article_snippet: reforms will ensure the state pension will remain strong for future generations and I am proud us have protected today's pensioners with the Triple Lock meaning the basic State Pension is at the highest percentage of earnings since 1992.'