http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/challenges/britains-population-timebomb/focus/ en d.over@rgs.org Copyright 2009 2009-03-05T15:32:02+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/jan/09/uk.immigration?gusrc=rss&feed=worldnews http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/jan/09/uk.immigration?gusrc=rss&feed=worldnews#When:16:58:05Z Demographic changes including an ageing population and rising emigration from Britain lie behind the fall in the number of UK-born people in work, rather than the arrival of new migrants, according to research published yesterday. 2008-01-09T16:58:05+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2048794/Britain's-ageing-population-'as-big-a-threat-as-climate-change'.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2048794/Britain's-ageing-population-'as-big-a-threat-as-climate-change'.html#When:16:48:16Z Britain's ageing population poses as big a threat to the country as climate change, a Government minister has warned. 2008-05-28T16:48:16+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2006/sep/17/theobserver.observerbusiness8 http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2006/sep/17/theobserver.observerbusiness8#When:17:00:10Z The insurance industry has it all to play for as baby boomers change their investment portfolio in readiness for retirement 2008-09-17T17:00:10+00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/britain-becomes-a-nation-of-pensioners-1059449.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/britain-becomes-a-nation-of-pensioners-1059449.html#When:16:52:05Z For the first time, Britain's over-65s outnumber all the children under 16 2008-12-10T16:52:05+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7925203.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7925203.stm#When:11:13:40Z The UK's compulsory retirement age of 65 is not in breach of EU legislation, according to a ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ). 2009-03-05T11:13:40+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/mar/06/retirement-age-ruling http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/mar/06/retirement-age-ruling#When:11:24:41Z British businesses can continue to force employees to retire at age 65 without breaking EU rules, the European court of justice ruled today. 2009-03-06T11:24:41+00:00 http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23666142-details/London%27s+10+billion+pensions+timebomb/article.do http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23666142-details/London%27s+10+billion+pensions+timebomb/article.do#When:14:16:54Z A pension funding shortfall of £10billion threatens local government services in London, the Evening Standard reveals today. 2009-03-24T14:16:54+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/apr/07/old-people-poverty http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/apr/07/old-people-poverty#When:09:14:37Z Effects of age discrimination, poverty and neglect worse than in previous years, says charity report 2009-04-07T09:14:37+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/retirementproperty/5158696/Top-10-places-for-retirement.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/retirementproperty/5158696/Top-10-places-for-retirement.html#When:07:55:23Z With fun and fitness on the agenda, baby boomers are retiring to towns that have it all. 2009-04-16T07:55:23+00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/japans-silver-surfers-shoppers--porn-stars-1668869.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/japans-silver-surfers-shoppers--porn-stars-1668869.html#When:08:13:17Z The oldest population on the planet has a whole district designed just for them – the Tokyo suburb of Sugamo. 2009-04-16T08:13:17+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8000152.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8000152.stm#When:10:16:18Z 2009 will see a number of large organisations making a fundamental change to their company pensions - cancelling final salary schemes for existing members. 2009-04-16T10:16:18+00:00 http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2009-03/18/norway-considers-robots-for-elderly-care.aspx http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2009-03/18/norway-considers-robots-for-elderly-care.aspx#When:10:55:16Z By 2050, Europe is expected to have more than 80 million people over the age of 65. Many will be able to live active, independent lives, but some will need more help, and with birth-rates dropping some countries are looking at the options for robotic care. 2009-04-21T10:55:16+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/mar/08/older-people-equality http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/mar/08/older-people-equality#When:14:08:26Z For the first time ever, the number of Britons over 65 exceeds those under 16. As the country grows older, the demand is growing for people to be able to work beyond pensionable age. And with advanced years comes growing political power - so the debate about retirement age is set to intensify 2009-05-15T14:08:26+00:00 http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/families/article6313125.ece http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/families/article6313125.ece#When:13:16:42Z The “grey gap year” market is booming. Some 200,000 Britons of retirement age embark on long-haul trips every year, spending an average £5,000 per trip. 2009-05-19T13:16:42+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/letters/article6321926.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/letters/article6321926.ece#When:08:41:49Z Forcing people to retire is at odds with a positive vision for our ageing society 2009-05-20T08:41:49+00:00 http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_378870.html http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_378870.html#When:08:46:07Z Singapore's location in Asia, the world's fastest-ageing region, places it in a prime spot to seize the economic and social opportunities that come with ageing 2009-05-20T08:46:07+00:00 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/78e052dc-4962-11de-9e19-00144feabdc0.html# http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/78e052dc-4962-11de-9e19-00144feabdc0.html##When:09:33:57Z A majority of Britons now favour longer working lives if it means a more generous pension in retirement, a significant shift of opinion in the few years since the subject was raised by the Pensions Commission report in 2005 2009-05-26T09:33:57+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/may/21/birth-rate-increase http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/may/21/birth-rate-increase#When:09:40:00Z Seventh consecutive annual rise for England and Wales sees birth rate increase to 1.95 children per woman 2009-05-26T09:40:00+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/may/21/birth-rate-increase http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/may/21/birth-rate-increase#When:09:40:49Z Seventh consecutive annual rise for England and Wales sees birth rate increase to 1.95 children per woman 2009-05-26T09:40:49+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/may/24/ageing-britain-work-retirement-pensions http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/may/24/ageing-britain-work-retirement-pensions#When:10:28:36Z The UK population is getting older and faces deep financial, emotional and health issues - a generation face working into their seventies - or living out their old age in penury. 2009-05-26T10:28:36+00:00 http://www.economist.com/research/articlesBySubject/displaystory.cfm?subjectid=987105&story_id=13635381 http://www.economist.com/research/articlesBySubject/displaystory.cfm?subjectid=987105&story_id=13635381#When:13:43:19Z With fertility rates declining in many rich countries, the number of elderly people as a share of those of working age is projected to rise sharply over the next 40 years, according to the European Commission. 2009-05-26T13:43:19+00:00 http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/public_sector/article6337368.ece http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/public_sector/article6337368.ece#When:14:33:32Z Baby-boomers pose an economic threat, George Magnus says. Will the Government take heed? 2009-05-26T14:33:32+00:00 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1187908/Majority-resigned-working-longer-pension-collapse.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1187908/Majority-resigned-working-longer-pension-collapse.html#When:17:14:14Z The majority of Britons accept they will be forced to work beyond 65 after watching the value of pensions collapse. Six in ten said they realised they would have to stay in jobs longer to save up more money, a poll shows. 2009-05-26T17:14:14+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8068728.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8068728.stm#When:17:35:45Z Half of UK adults aged between 20 and 60 are not putting aside any funds into a pension, a survey commissioned by the BBC suggests. 2009-05-26T17:35:45+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jun/03/final-salary-pension-schemes http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jun/03/final-salary-pension-schemes#When:07:58:09Z Workers over 50 in white collar, management roles have the most valuable pensions, paying two-thirds of their final salary 2009-06-05T07:58:09+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jun/14/older-people-health-inheritance-levy http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jun/14/older-people-health-inheritance-levy#When:17:21:02Z People in England and Wales could pay a one-off "inheritance levy" of up to £12,000 in return for free long-term care in their old age, under controversial government plans being drawn up to cope with the growing demands of an ageing population. 2009-06-14T17:21:02+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/5602308/Japan-embraces-shotgun-weddings.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/5602308/Japan-embraces-shotgun-weddings.html#When:09:06:58Z The stigma attached to walking down the aisle even very late into a pregnancy is evaporating in Japan, with dekichatta-kon weddings accounting for almost one third of the total. The country is struggling with a rapidly ageing population and a declining birth rate that means that the average Japanese woman will only give birth to 1.25 children in her lifetime, well below the 2.1 required to keep the population level stable. 2009-06-23T09:06:58+00:00 http://www.walesonline.co.uk/business-in-wales/business-news/2009/06/23/more-will-need-to-work-beyond-65-as-wales-population-ages-suggests-expert-91466-23947730/ http://www.walesonline.co.uk/business-in-wales/business-news/2009/06/23/more-will-need-to-work-beyond-65-as-wales-population-ages-suggests-expert-91466-23947730/#When:09:11:27Z Wales has to wake up to the challenge of an ageing workforce with more than 40% of the population likely to be aged 50 and over by 2031. 2009-06-23T09:11:27+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5625605/US-pensioners-mentally-10-years-younger-than-those-in-England.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5625605/US-pensioners-mentally-10-years-younger-than-those-in-England.html#When:09:07:14Z Researchers found that Americans had better memories, were quicker witted and were generally smarter than their English counterparts. And the older the pensioner, the greater the difference, claimed researchers. 2009-06-25T09:07:14+00:00 http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=13900145 http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=13900145#When:13:12:46Z Demography means virtually all of us will have to work longer. That need not be a bad thing 2009-06-30T13:12:46+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jul/08/residential-homes-older-people-care http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jul/08/residential-homes-older-people-care#When:11:56:51Z 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 2009-07-08T11:56:51+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8148188.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8148188.stm#When:14:05:46Z The government has brought forward by a year a review of the default retirement age of 65.   2009-07-13T14:05:46+00:00 http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/sos-business-columnists/Charles-Fotheringham-Baby-bust-nations.5451295.jp http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/sos-business-columnists/Charles-Fotheringham-Baby-bust-nations.5451295.jp#When:14:47:33Z 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. 2009-07-13T14:47:33+00:00 http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Nl1/Newsroom/DG_179132 http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Nl1/Newsroom/DG_179132#When:08:35:16Z 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.   2009-07-14T08:35:16+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jul/13/older-people-longterm-care http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jul/13/older-people-longterm-care#When:09:10:41Z 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. 2009-07-14T09:10:41+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8148116.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8148116.stm#When:09:12:07Z 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. 2009-07-14T09:12:07+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jul/14/social-care-green-paper-reaction http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jul/14/social-care-green-paper-reaction#When:08:29:16Z 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 2009-07-15T08:29:16+00:00 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1201013/Pensioners-outnumber-fives-years.html#ixzz0Lsvoe8Uy http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1201013/Pensioners-outnumber-fives-years.html#ixzz0Lsvoe8Uy#When:09:41:00Z 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. 2009-07-21T09:41:00+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jul/26/wealthy-pensioners-cotswolds-kent-hampshire http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jul/26/wealthy-pensioners-cotswolds-kent-hampshire#When:08:43:38Z 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. 2009-07-29T08:43:38+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8173186.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8173186.stm#When:12:07:14Z 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. 2009-07-29T12:07:14+00:00 http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/families/article6740692.ece http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/families/article6740692.ece#When:15:44:06Z 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. 2009-08-12T15:44:06+00:00 http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14164483 http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14164483#When:10:19:44Z It was once a rule of demography that people have fewer children as their countries get richer. That rule no longer holds true 2009-08-18T10:19:44+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8274328.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8274328.stm#When:08:39:47Z 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. 2009-09-25T08:39:47+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8274328.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8274328.stm#When:08:55:20Z 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. 2009-09-27T08:55:20+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8283259.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8283259.stm#When:05:26:44Z West Somerset has the highest average age in the UK at 52, with almost three-in-10 people there aged over 65, a population survey has revealed. It is expected to rise to 56 by 2018 as people continue to retire to the coast. 2009-10-01T05:26:44+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/6248020/Aging-population-heralds-rise-of-the-supercentenarian.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/6248020/Aging-population-heralds-rise-of-the-supercentenarian.html#When:14:10:02Z The number of “supercentenarians” – people aged over 110 – will soar in coming years, according to official forecasts. 2009-10-01T14:10:02+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8318010.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8318010.stm#When:14:13:21Z The population of the UK will rise from 61m to 71.6m by 2033 if current trends in growth continue, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said. Just over two-thirds of the increase is likely to be related directly or indirectly to migration to the UK. 2009-10-21T14:13:21+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/6399164/Ageing-Britain-number-of-85-year-olds-will-more-than-double.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/6399164/Ageing-Britain-number-of-85-year-olds-will-more-than-double.html#When:09:07:47Z Official population projections show the number of people aged 85 will rise from 1.3 million last year to 3.3 million by 2033. The Office for National Statistics figures also show that that on current trends, there will be soon be fewer than three people of working age to each pensioner. 2009-10-22T09:07:47+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8365490.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8365490.stm#When:22:25:39Z Improving the care available for the elderly will be Labour's domestic policy "priority" should it win the next election, Gordon Brown has said. 2009-11-17T22:25:39+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8368230.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8368230.stm#When:15:29:43Z Too many or not enough? Population projections are useless for telling us what will happen, but by showing what might, they reveal a tricky trade-off 2009-11-19T15:29:43+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8489731.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8489731.stm#When:12:44:04Z A quarter of people living in England's countryside will be over 65 by 2020, a campaign group has said.The National Housing Federation said figures estimate a 40% rise in older residents over the next 10 years. 2010-02-01T12:44:04+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/01/ageing-population-fred-pearce http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/01/ageing-population-fred-pearce#When:10:55:50Z Future historians will record two great social trends in the last half of the 20th century: the dramatic ­decline in fertility, and the transformation of the role of women in society. Clearly they are linked, but which came first? 2010-02-02T10:55:50+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/7140940/UK-economy-must-adapt-to-needs-of-ageing-population.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/7140940/UK-economy-must-adapt-to-needs-of-ageing-population.html#When:10:16:48Z Britain must radically shift the way it thinks about what its ageing population contributes to the economy if it is to avoid future fiscal crises, a prominent economist has warned. George Magnus, senior economic adviser to UBS, said that businesses would have a major part to play in the shift as traditional sources of growth – including the housing market – shrink, and an ageing population puts a strain on the public finances. 2010-02-03T10:16:48+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8520800.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8520800.stm#When:10:12:39Z Councils will struggle to cope with the financial challenge posed by England's ageing population, a watchdog says. 2010-02-18T10:12:39+00:00