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| Financial implications of death of a partner | | Author(s) | Anne Corden, Michael Hirst, Katherine Nice |
| Corporate Author | Social Policy Research Unit - SPRU, University of York |
| Publisher | Social Policy Research Unit - SPRU, University of York, York, March 2009 |
| Pages | 4 pp (Research works, no 2009-01) |
| Source | SPRU, University of York, Heslington, York Y010 5DD. http://www.york.ac.uk/spru |
| Keywords | Financial services [older people] ; Bereavement ; Spouses ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | When a person's life partner dies, there are often many changes in financial and economic arrangements for the bereaved member of the couple. While much research has explored the psychological impact of death of a partner, little is known about the financial implications, especially people bereaved under pension age. This study investigated the financial and economic transitions of people whose partner died and explored their views and feelings about these experiences. The study mixed quantitative and qualitative methods, including in-depth interviews with 44 people at different life stages whose partner had died recently. Also used was longitudinal data from the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) from more than 750 couples where one partner had died. Findings focus on the financial consequences of bereavement including: income changes; dealing with administration; immediate financial demands; managing money; spending patterns; and the grieving process. The full report of this study - which was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) - can be downloaded from the SPRU website (http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/spru/research/pdf/Berea... (RH). (RH) |
| Accession Number | CPA-090506001 P |
| Classmark | J: DW: SN: 3F * |
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