The State Council of the Elderly is attached to the Ministry of Health, Consumption and Social Welfare, through the Secretary of State for Social Services.
The main organizations of the elderly are represented in the Council. In this way, their collaboration and participation in the definition, application and monitoring of policies aimed at this sector of the population is guaranteed. Today's plenary has addressed several issues, among others, the renewal of its directors.
The National Strategy to Combat Unwanted Loneliness of the Elderly has also been reported. For its elaboration, the Ministry wants to have all those entities and associations of the elderly, the third sector and civil society that are related to the issue of loneliness.