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Cultural and generational attitudes of black and minority ethnic communities to pensions and preferences for financial support in later life
— a review of the literature | | Author(s) | Catherine Kennelly |
| Corporate Author | Policy Unit, Age Concern England - ACE |
| Publisher | Age Concern England - ACE website, London, 2005 |
| Pages | 31 pp |
| Source | Age Concern England, Astral House, 1268 London Road, London SW16 4ER. Downloaded document at: http://www.ageconcern.org.uk/AgeConcern/Documents/... |
| Keywords | Ethnic groups ; Attitude ; Pensions ; Income [older people] ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | Evidence suggests that people from black and minority ethnic (BME) communities are more likely to experience poverty in later life. There are significant differences, too, between and within minority ethnic groups in access to material and social resources: Pakistani, Bangladeshi and African-Caribbean older people are the worst off in terms of employment and income. This report is based on a literature review carried out during 2004, undertaken to inform Age Concern's public policy on BME elders' income issues and to identify further areas of research. The review aimed to: identify existing research on BME attitudes towards pensions and financial support in later life; describe how attitudes differ from the general population, between cultures, and between generations; identify barriers to savings and pensions ownership among BME communities; and highlight expressed preferences for types of later life financial support. Some key policy implications are identified from the findings, and recommendations are made to tackle BME elders' poverty issues. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080610003 E |
| Classmark | TK: DP: JJ: JF: 64A |
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