‘Grey Vote’ could dictate shape of the next government, says Age Action

THE ‘Grey Vote’ could dictate the shape of the next government, Age Action said yesterday.

With almost one-in-five of the electorate aged over 65, the older people’s charity, which is urging a huge turn-out of older voters, has produced a canvasser’s question card so that older people’s issues are raised on the doorsteps.

The card highlights some of the key issues for older people such as pensions, community-based health services and the restoration of the automatic entitlement to the over-70s medical card.