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| The economy and older people | | Author(s) | Andrew Harrop |
| Corporate Author | Policy Unit, Age Concern England - ACE |
| Publisher | Age Concern England - ACE, 2004 |
| Pages | 51 pp (Age Concern Reports) |
| Source | Age Concern England, Astral House, 1268 London Road, London SW16 4ER. Downloaded: http://www.ageconcern.org.uk/AgeConcern/media/0758... |
| Keywords | Employment of older people ; Informal care ; Voluntary work [elderly] ; Unemployment ; Economics ; Measurement. |
| Annotation | This report accompanies independent research commissioned by Age Concern and published as "The economic contribution of older people", by Pamela Meadows and Volterra Consulting. It summarises the findings of the research, presents some additional analyses, and identifies the implications for public policy. The following themes are examined: unpaid and paid contributions to the economy; contributions to employers; older people's "under-employment" (the appendix suggests four definitions); and potential future contributions. The report notes that in the years up to 2021, the overall proportion of people in work can be sustained by improving opportunities for older people to work, and thus there is no need to raise the State Pension Age (SPA) or to restrict access to sickness and disability benefits. Employment options need to be flexible, to reflect older people's diversity, and to allow everyone to strike a balance between paid and unpaid roles. Age Concern makes 12 recommendations that relate variously to paid work, age discrimination, welfare to work, lifelong learning, staying at work, unpaid work, carers, grandparents, and volunteers. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-050210003 E |
| Classmark | GC: P6: GHH: WH6: W: 3R |
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