🎀Ageing Population In Eu Flashcards
Why is there an ageing population in the U.K.?
3 points
People are living longer due to advances in medicine and improved living standards .
Lots of babies born in 1940’s to 1969’s.
Since 1970’s less babies born- less young people so proportion of old people goes up.
What was the period of 1940-1960 know as?
What has it lead to now?
Baby booms - lots of babies born.
It has now lead to a pensioner boom.
3 main problems of the UK’s ageing population?
More elderly people living in poverty due to the working population being small not being able to pay for pensions.
Government struggling to pay state pension.
Health services under great pressure and economic downfall.
In 2005, what percentage of the population was over 65?
16%
By 2041, what is it estimated the percentage of people over 65 in the U.K. ?
25%
Between 1989 and 2006 what was the increase of life expectancy in men and women?
Men = 6.4 and women = 2.6
4 things that France have done to cope with the ageing population?
Three years paid parental leave - can be used by mothers and fathers.
Full time schooling starts at age of 3- fully paid.
Day care provided fully by government for under 3’s.
The more children a women has, the earlier she will be allowed full retirement .
5 strategies put in place in the U.K. To try and cope with the ageing population?
Child benefit and family tax credit- only to those earning under £50,000 per couple .
Sure start nurseries - paid by government and 3 free session of nursery for over 3.
Paternity leave - 2 weeks for father and extended maternity leave.
More flexible working hours
encouraged by government .
Wrap around care at school 8-6 , to encourage women to work and haven’t children .
Current life expectancy for men?
77.2 years
Current life expectancy for women?
81.5
