United Kingdom and Ageing
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244820.0 Km2
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- Designing flexible pensions systems to encompass more workers
- Y. Hu; F. Stewart / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2009
- Pension reform around the world in recent decades has focused mainly on the formal sector. Consequently, many of those working in the informal sector have been left out of structured pension arrangements, particularly in developing co...
- Governments’ policies on pension provision are badly misguided
- P. Booth (ed); N. Juurikkala (ed); N. Silver (ed) / Institute of Economic Affairs, 2009
- This survey of government interventions in pension provision examines the different issues surrounding pensions and public policy in a range of high, middle and low-income countries.In particular it argues that wid...
- Mortality differentials should not be used as an argument against increases in the retirement age
- E.A. Whitehouse; A. Zaidi / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2008
- The report discusses implications of mortality differentials for five major areas of pension policy: the progressivity of the pension system, the pension eligibility age, the retirement incentives, future pension expenditures and priv...
- The importance of living arrangements in poverty avoidance for older persons
- T. Smeeding; Q. Gao; P. Saunders; C. Wing / Luxembourg Income Study, 2008
- In most rich countries, poverty among younger pensioners (under age 70) is no longer a major policy problem, but women typically constitute two-thirds to three-quarters or more of the elderly poor in rich countries. Poverty in rich na...
- Pension benefits still not reaching those eligible
- E. Hayes / Age UK, 2008
- In August 2003 there were 1.8 million pensioners in the UK receiving Minimum Income Guarantee (MIG – Income Support for Pensioners). Pension Credit replaced MIG and provided additional support so many people became newly eligibl...
- Defaults on mortgage payments begin to hit the elderly
- A. Shelton / AARP Public Policy Institute, 2008
- Homeowners age 50 and over have been significantly affected by the mortgage crisis, according to this US analysis of data on the mortgage crisis by age. More than 684,000 homeowners age 50 and over were delinquent (30-180 days late ma...
- Elderly "mystery shoppers" show up inadequacies of UK councils' age-related services
- Audit Commission (UK), 2008
- This report looks at the challenges and opportunities facing England as its population gets older. It aims to help local public services adapt to the needs of an older and more diverse society, and identifies solutions that can be imp...
- Can the UK learn from the mobility of older people in Japan?
- K. Murakami; J. Atterton; R. Gilroy / Centre for Rural Economy, Newcastle University, UK, 2008
- This paper presents a comparative investigation of the urban to rural movement of older people in Japan and the UK. It highlights some thematic findings from case study research conducted both in Japan and UK, followed by a discussion...
- A life course approach to tackling obesity
- P. Musingarimi / International Longevity Centre, 2008
- Obesity in England is a major public health problem among both adults and children which shows no signs of abating. predictions suggest that predicts that by 2050, if current trends persist, 60 percent of men, 50 percent of women and ...
- Causes of the decline in defined benefits pension plans
- J.A. Turner; G. Hughes / Pensions Institute, 2008
- Looking at the United States, Canada, the UK, and Ireland, this report evaluates the causes of decline in defined pension benefit plans and the move toward defined contribution pension plans. Focusing on the regulatory environment, in...
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