Consequences of an Ageing Population Flashcards
1
Q
Schools shut down
A
Less children means that schools may be shut down as they aren’t as needed
2
Q
Pressure on health services
A
Increased pressure on health services to meet the needs of an aging population
3
Q
Adult children carers
A
More demands for adult children to care for elderly parents
4
Q
More care homes
A
More services for elderly people will be required such as care homes
5
Q
Increased spending on pensions
A
More elderly people means that the government will have to spend more on pensions which may result in tax increases for the economically active
6
Q
Retirement age
A
Retirement age may need to be increased
7
Q
In-migration
A
In-migration may be encouraged
8
Q
Robots
A
Increase in robots doing jobs for people
