Age Inequalities

Question 1

IPPR Report 2016

Answer 1

Education system is letting out young adults down There is mismatch between the jobs available and the skills our youngsters have eg. Electricians, mechanics, plumbers (construction industry) In 2018 182,000 construction jobs but only 7.280 completed a construction apprenticeship that year.

Question 2

Age UK 2019 - struggling on report

Answer 2

In depth interviews Strategies to which pensioners have to resort to cope with poverty Spend less on heating No new clothes or outings Repayment plans for new electrical items or furniture Still try to find work Ethnic minorities are up to 3 times more likely to experience poverty in retirement than white people.

Question 3

Age UK 2019 - Premature deaths

Answer 3

25,000 older people die prematurely from cold related illnesses each year - direct result of fuel poverty Hypothermia is rare but heart and circulatory diseases are the largest causes of mortality in adults over 65 in the UK.

Question 4

Age UK - malnourishment in the elderly

Answer 4

In 2011, 32% of people aged 65+ that were admitted to hospital were found to be malnourished at the time of admission.