UK-ageing population
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- Created on: 10-05-16 11:41
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- UK- ageing population
- Causes
- Increasing life expectancy
- between 1980 and 2006 , life expectancy rose 2.8 years for women and 4 years for men
- BABY BOOM
- Lots of babies were born between 1940's and 60's , there generations are now starting to retire, increasing the number of elderly
- Falling birth rate
- There are fewer young people, so the proportion of older people is greater
- Increasing life expectancy
- Problems
- Pressure on the pension system
- State pensions are paid by the working population through taxes. However, there aren't enough working class people.
- Many elderly live in poverty
- The state pension isn't large and people don't have savings.
- State pensions are paid by the working population through taxes. However, there aren't enough working class people.
- The state pension isn't large and people don't have savings.
- Pressure on the health system
- Older people often need more health care
- The average stay in hospital for people over 75 was 13 nights
- The UK population as a whole , has an average of 8 nights
- Pressure on the pension system
- Stratergies
- The age retirement has been increased
- It's currently 65 for men and 60 for women , however it will be raised to 68 for everyone by 2050
- This will increase the working population
- It's currently 65 for men and 60 for women , however it will be raised to 68 for everyone by 2050
- encouraging immigration of working age people
- 80% of the immigrant were 34 or under
- encouraging more women to have children
- The UK pensions system means that women won't lose out is they take career breaks to have hildren
- The age retirement has been increased
- Ageing population - A rise in the median age of the population usually associates with an increase in the proportion of old dependents
- In 2005 , 16% of the population were over 65. This is expected to rise to 25% by 2041.
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