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Britain’s ageing population : In the News
Pensioners will outnumber the under-fives in ten years Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/
- Source: The Daily Mail
21st July 2009
Pensioners will outnumber the under fives for the first time within a decade, experts believe.
Improvements in healthcare, diet and lifestyle across the world have fuelled an unprecedented growth in the number of those aged 65 and older.
Social care green paper: reaction in quotes
- Source: The Guardian
- 15th July 2009
The government has set out its blueprint for reforming care for older and disabled people. Key figures in the social care sector give their response
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‘Care insurance’ planned for old
- Source: BBC News
- 14th July 2009
Older people in England could be asked to take out insurance to pay for long-term care in their old age.
At present, there are four people earning for each one who is retired, but in 40 years that ratio will fall to just two to one.
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National care service to help ageing population
- Source: The Guardian
- 14th July 2009
Ambitious proposals to set up a national care service, on an equal footing with the National Health Service and dedicated to providing care for our ageing population, will be unveiled in the government's green paper on care and support later today.
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End of retirement age signal
- Source: BBC News
- 13th July 2009
The government has brought forward by a year a review of the default retirement age of 65.
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New government strategy to support ageing population
- Source: Directgov
- 13th July 2009
The government has launched a new strategy to support an ageing UK population. Important measures of the new strategy include providing support to people to plan earlier for their longer lives and making sure that services are suitable when the time comes to use them.
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Baby bust nations will face hard times as populations age
- Source: Scotland on Sunday
- 12th July 2009
Population growth is beneficial for any economy, but for investors it is better if the median age of that population is low, ie a young economy.
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Dream Teams
- Source: The Guardian
- 8th July 2009
Who will care for older people in the future ... experienced council-employed staff or poorly-paid migrants in cash-starved independent homes? Anna Bawden investigates
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