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Understanding older people's experiences of poverty and material deprivation
— a report of research carried out by the Personal Finance Research Centre, University of Bristol on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions | | Author(s) | Nicola Dominy, Elaine Kempson |
| Corporate Author | Personal Finance Research Centre (PFRC), University of Bristol; Department for Work and Pensions - DWP |
| Publisher | Corporate Document Services, Leeds, 2006 |
| Pages | 87 pp (Department for Work and Pensions Research report, no 363) |
| Source | Corporate Document Services, 7 Eastgate, Leeds LS2 7EY. E-mail: orderline@cds.co.uk Website: www.cds.co.uk Download from DWP website: http://www.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/rrs2006.asp |
| Keywords | Poor elderly ; Cost of living ; Preparation [retirement] ; Expenditure [elderly] ; Savings ; Health [elderly] ; Family care ; Poverty ; Indicators. |
| Annotation | Previous research indicates that a number of factors affect older people's perceptions of material deprivation. The Personal Finance Research Centre at the University of Bristol undertook this research, to provide an understanding of older people's experiences of poverty and their understanding of a range of indicators used to measure material deprivation. The research is based on six focus groups and 42 in-depth interviews with people aged 60-89. The findings explore, first, the preparations made for retirement, current standard of living, and expectations and aspirations of retirement. Next, attitudes to spending and saving are looked at, also actual patterns of spending and saving. Aspects of ageing and health, help and support received, and the impact of standard of living are explored. Finally, an overview is provided on how the 11 adult-level indicators included in the Family Resources Survey (FRS) were interpreted by older people. Readers are also recommended to consult another DWP report published in 2006 - "Are 'poor' pensioners 'deprived'?" - as this focuses on secondary analysis of material deprivation data. (RH) |
| Accession Number | CPA-060726002 B |
| Classmark | F:W6: J3C: GA: J3: JDD: CC: P6:SJ: W6: 3RI |
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