Nationalist Party leader Adrian Delia called for a society which better cares for the elderly when he addressed the members of the PN's section for the elderly.

He said that the contribution and wisdom of the elderly needed to be better recognised and society needed to ensure their dignity.  

The elderly were a treasure trove of experiences which needed to be passed on to the young.

The government, he said, should not look on pensioners as a burden. Pensions were a right which the elderly had worked for. 

It was therefore a disgrace that after having worked all their life, some elderly people were struggling to pay their rent or could not afford their medicines. They had to choose between leaving something for their relatives or buying their medicines.  

Long-term planning was needed to ensure that the elderly had decent, sustainable pensions, Dr Delia said.