About Us

Being an Age Friendly City 

Age Friendly Leeds has a longstanding ambition to be the Best City to Grow Old In: a place where people in later life (age 50+) age well, lead healthy, connected, fulfilling, independent lives and are valued, feel respected and are recognised as assets. Age Friendly Leeds plays a preventative role to increase the proportion of our lives that we spend in good health in later life.

Age Friendly places, communities, and services support everyone, including those with health challenges, to lead vibrant, connected, fulfilling, and independent lives. As a result, this helps to prevent, reduce, and delay the need for reactive services. Our first Age Friendly Strategy was developed in 2015 which placed people in later life at the heart of our strategies, ensuring their diverse voices shape Leeds initiatives. This builds on previous work and a long history of engagement dating back to 1994.

Age Friendly Strategy 2025 – 2030

The Age Friendly Strategy and Action Plan bring together key services with a focus on prevention to increase the number of years people spend in good health. By doing so, it seeks to reduce or delay the need for reactive services.