Framework and planning bill on adapting society to ageing

The bill on adapting society to ageing was referred to the ESEC by the Prime Minister on 18 February 2014. The French population is set to age significantly as a result of the retirement of the baby-boom generation and the increase in life expectancy, with the over 60s expected to account for 31% of the French population by 2035, as opposed to 21% in 2007. Whilst life expectancy is high (84.8 years for women and 78.4 for men), disability-free life expectancy is stagnating (at 63.5 and 61.9 years respectively), with evidence of inequalities between socio-professional categories. Nevertheless, only a minority are believed to be dependent (less than 20% of over 85s). Other elderly people hope to grow old in their own homes or at least in a home where they are surrounded by the family members they need.