Just 1% makes breakthroughs possible
We asked the government to invest 1% of the economic cost of dementia in life-changing treatment.
The government has pledged to double current dementia research funding to over £160m per year, 0.6% of the annual economic cost of the condition to the UK. We’ve outlined our main priorities in our latest report and will continue to call on government to deliver this investment target and continue to increase funding even further.
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People living with dementia in the UK
000,000
Informal carers in the UK
£00bn
Annual cost to the UK economy
£00.0m
Government research investment in 2017/18
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Years since the last drug treatment was made available
Why Just 1%
This is especially true when compared to the condition’s incredible cost to our society.
With bigger research budgets sustained for decades, life-changing progress has been made in treating other disease areas, like cancer and HIV/AIDS.
Just 1% can make breakthroughs possible
Sem's story
"A treatment for dementia would mean hope for my family."
Sem’s father is living with Alzheimer’s disease.
Trina and Graeme's story
“It’s getting worse. Slowly but surely.”
Trina is living with PCA, a rare form of dementia. Graeme is her husband and carer.
Helen's story
"Losing my husband to dementia inspired my research career."
Dr Helen Beaumont studies the use of MRI to improve diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia.
Kathy's story
"My husband was given a terminal diagnosis when he was told he had Alzheimer's."
Kathy lost her husband to early onset Alzheimer’s.
Sem's story
"A treatment for dementia would mean hope for my family."
Sem’s father is living with Alzheimer’s disease.
Trina and Graeme's story
“It’s getting worse. Slowly but surely.”
Trina is living with PCA, a rare form of dementia. Graeme is her husband and carer.
Helen's story
"Losing my husband to dementia inspired my research career."
Dr Helen Beaumont studies the use of MRI to improve diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia.
Kathy's story
"My husband was given a terminal diagnosis when he was told he had Alzheimer's."
Kathy lost her husband to early onset Alzheimer’s.
How you can help
For MPs and Peers
How to support our call for greater and more sustainable investment to deliver a life-changing treatment for dementia.
Support for Just 1%
35,000 joined our petition
Our incredible supporters signed and shared Alzheimer’s Research UK’s petition for ‘Just 1%’ and prompted a response from the government.
A show of support at Number 10
With your help, we took the call for more dementia research funding to the Prime Minister’s office, increasing awareness of our petition and the campaign.
MPs raise the profile of dementia research
MPs taking part in a debate on dementia spoke out in support of research and increased funding in front of the Minister of State for Health and Social Care.
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