Local authorities are to get 60 million pounds to help older people to live independently for longer and to avoid emergency hospital visits. The Partnerships for Older People Projects grant will encourage councils to work with other bodies to draw up schemes to support older people in active and healthy living.The POPP project will support local authorities in working with the National Health Service and voluntary and community sector partners to devise innovative approaches to keeping older people in their own homes.

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