Summary Families in the UK are changing. This brief review looks at how changing family structures will influence the supply and demand for formal and informal care by older people? • Most informal ... to provide unpaid care. It is argued that a decline in the rate of intergenerational care provision in future will arise from such factors as the decline in co‐residence of older people with their children and the continuing
55+), the picture is very different, rapidly approaching a position where twice the number of 55+ will have used the internet 4 Age UK Digital Inclusion Evidence Report 2013 Marcus Green and Phil Rossall ... to be using the internet than individuals without problems. This is an interesting finding, which will need further unpicking. - Older individuals who do not deal with problems well are less likely to
tenancies and will not fall into difficulties paying the rent. Older people generally aim to settle, and are less likely than other groups to have changes in household or employment that will affect their ... regarded as problematic, it is set to expand and private renters – including older private renters – will represent a growing number of households. The current project was intended to bridge a gap in the
matters Getting people what they are entitled to Our flagship Information and Advice service delivers trusted advice to millions of people each year. Our free-to-call advice line, Age UK Advice, helps people ... Alongside the practical help we offered to get people active, this wealth of peer-reviewed knowledge will support people to live happier and healthier later lives, now and in the future. Highlights We continued
government’s Equality Strategy The government has issued an Equality Strategy(3) which outlines the steps it will take to achieve improvements. Its five priorities are: Early years, education and social mobility ... trial participation suggests there is no evidence that people from minority ethnic groups are less willing to take part in clinical trials but recruiters’ concerns about the increased time and resources to
believes there is nothing to be gained from further reducing employment protection in this way. Doing so will only serve to create a two-tier workforce with those employed by micro-businesses enjoying less protection ... making such employers less desirable to potential recruits. In addition, there is a risk that it will undermine efforts to extend working lives. Once out of work, older workers often find it difficult
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