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key changes over recent years, and considers how these have affected different cohorts of men and women. The State Pension is the most important source of income for the majority of pensioners. It will ... someone’s pension may be worked out differently from someone who is a few years younger or older. Women born in the 1950s are particularly affected by changes – the rise in State Pension age (SPA) is now
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36 per cent). Self-reported disability is more common among women than men, for example among 5559 year old participants 65 per cent of women reported a disability compared to just 53 per cent of men.
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four per cent of respondents stating they would consider doing so. This was slightly higher among women (six per cent) and for the DE socio-economic group (seven per cent). Among those with only income ... that guidance should be issued. Re-assignment or re-selling is likely to disproportionately affect women (see also question 18). We support the proposal to seek written consent from any named dependants
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compared to 33% of those aged 25-49 and 26.7% of people 18-24. The differences are starker for men than women, and 42.4% of unemployed men aged 50 3 and over have been so for longer than 12 months. The reasons ... In Wales the provision of unpaid care was greater than in England, with 18.7% of men and 25.5% of women aged 50 - 64 taking on unpaid caring roles. In Wales, approximately 14,300 of these people worked
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1 The expenditure experience of older households IFS, 2009. 5 and women who have reached women’s state pension age2. This leaves the question of how to treat couples where one person ... 2 This will be the position until state pension age is equalised for men and women. 3 Income related benefits – estimates of take-up in 2008-09 DWP, 2010. 6 particularly at risk
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travel off-peak on buses anywhere in England for free. Eligibility is tied to women’s State Pension age for both men and women. It is a crucial universal benefit that is greatly valued by older people.1 ... free off-peak travel anywhere in England for everyone, once they reach the State Pension age for women. Off-peak bus travel is between 9.30am and 11pm, Monday to Friday, and all day at weekends and on
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which we do not have flow data in quarterly intervals. 2.5 We have analysed flow data for men and women aged 50 and over, separately, and then the differences between those aged 50 and over and those aged ... separately by gender, as JSA has been a benefit predominantly claimed by men, and any distinct trends for women would have been lost. Currently, 37% of over-50 JSA claimants are female and 63% male. 2.8 The female
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1 Across all age groups other than 18-24, the outcome rates are lower for women than men. This is not easy to explain – women typically endure shorter spells of unemployment than menv – and the DWP needs ... worryingly, among 60+ women the job success figures dips below 1 per cent. As the female State Pension age rises throughout this decade improving this rate will be crucial to enable more women to work longer
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grow older,17 but studies in the United States, including a San Diego based study of 1,973 older women, have concluded that spirituality has a role in promoting resilience in older age, particularly for ... older people, Centre for Policy on Ageing 18 Vahia et al (2011), Correlates of spirituality in older women 19 Ramsey and Blieszner (2013), Spiritual resiliency and aging : hope, relationality, and the creative
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survey and follow women living in Metropolis show that women who run weekly have fewer incidents of heart attack in their 60s. Researchers at University Medical Center wish to recruit 500 women in their 60s ... , et al. (2014). “Can physical activity prevent physical and cognitive decline in postmenopausal women? A systematic review of the literature.” Maturitas 79(1): 14-33. Angevaren, M., et al. (2008). “Physical
