Consequences Of Scotlands Population Flashcards
Government looking at
Increasing the retirement age to reduce the number of pensioners and pension contributions they have to make
Elderly
Use services disproportionately - health care demands increase dramatically due to the demands of an ageing population
Social services
Care homes
Meals on wheels
Free public transport
- All provided to large numbers of pensioners
- All increases financial cost
- Greater employment prospects leading to economic growth in these areas
Benefits
Elderly are effective via informal childcare arrangements for grandchildren
Working age adults are free to pursue employment
Birth Rates
Falling - leads to fewer children and so this may result in the closure of services such as pre-school and education - loss of jobs
Future
Fewer workers to support a growing elderly population
Higher dependency ratio makes it difficult to raise the tax revenue to meet elderly needs
Encouragement of migration in working aged adults in order to balance ear dependency ratio - leading to tension and social issues
Facing issues with
Ageing population
Government must provide them with pensions - cost of this service increases
