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Britain’s ageing population : In the News
Aging population heralds rise of the ‘supercentenarian’
- Source: The Daily Telegraph
1st October 2009
The number of “supercentenarians” – people aged over 110 – will soar in coming years, according to official forecasts.
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Maps chart UK’s ageing population
- Source: BBC News
- 1st October 2009
UK retirement age challenge fails
- Source: BBC News
- 27th September 2009
The High Court has upheld the law that allows UK employers to force workers to retire at the age of 65. In the UK, a worker can see their employment end at the age of 65 without any redundancy payment - even if they do not want to retire. However the judge in the case said there was a compelling case for the compulsory retirement age to rise.
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Retirement age judgement expected
- Source: BBC News
- 25th September 2009
A judgement on whether it is legal for UK employers to force workers to retire at the age of 65 is expected later. In the UK, a worker can see their employment end at the age of 65 without any redundancy payment - even if they do not want to retire.
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Fears of increasingly ageing UK population fall as birthrate rises
- Source: The Times
- 12th August 2009
Fears that we are heading towards a predominantly elderly population that will be unable to support itself may have been overstated, as a new study shows that in the most advanced countries birthrates begin to rise again.
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The best of all possible worlds?
- Source: The Economist
- 6th August 2009
It was once a rule of demography that people have fewer children as their countries get richer. That rule no longer holds true
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How will long-term care be funded?
- Source: BBC News
- 29th July 2009
The issue of funding of social care for the elderly is firmly back on the agenda. The government's Green Paper, published earlier this month, discusses the creation of a new social care system in England.
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Wealthy elderly turn backs on seaside havens
- Source: The Guardian
- 29th July 2009
According to an analysis of demographic data, many of today's wealthier pensioners are turning their backs on traditional retirement destinations with a "grey influx" into upmarket towns and cities in some of the UK's most sought-after inland locations - such as in the Cotswolds, and parts of Hampshire and Kent.
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