Population Question

Question 1

Increase in older dependents

Answer 1

• Invest in care homes and carers
• Burden on state welfare to provide state pensions
• Increased retirement age, leads to resentment

Question 2

Decrease in economically active

Answer 2

• Tax rise due to lower tax income
• Robots doing jobs formerly done by people
• Decreased workforce leading to possible skill gap

Question 3

Decrease in young dependents

Answer 3

• Maternity units close, increases journey to closest unit
• Schools close and amalgamate, leads to larger classes and longer journey times
• Increased on costs for health care to meet needs of aging population, e.g. hip replacements