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| Sinking and swimming : understanding Britain's unmet needs | | Corporate Author | Young Foundation |
| Publisher | The Young Foundation, London, 2009 |
| Pages | 289 pp |
| Source | Download: http://www.youngfoundation.org/publications/report. The Young Foundation, 18 Victoria Park Square, Bethnal Green, London E2 9PF. |
| Keywords | Needs [elderly] ; Evaluation ; Case studies ; Statistics [data]. |
| Annotation | The welfare state that was built up after the great economic crisis of the 1930s was designed to meet Britain's material needs - for jobs, homes, health care and pensions. Sixty years later, psychological needs have become as pressing as material ones. 'Sinking and swimming' is based on new analysis of statistical data, case studies, surveys and hundreds of conversations with people across the country. It shows where the most acute needs are and how they interrelate. It looks at why some people can cope with shocks and setbacks and others cannot, and draws out the implications for policy, philanthropy and public action. The report provides evidence that older people are more at risk of having their essential needs for food and warmth going unmet, are more likely to have unmet transport needs, and are psychologically at greater risk of feeling both less competent and lacking control over their lives. The case studies particularly highlight how many older people are isolated or afraid of crime; and in the case of London, the city is not age-friendly. People living alone, the sick and disabled, older people and minority ethnic groups are among the seven (sometimes overlapping) groups that the report defines as more at risk with regard to multiple indicators of unmet need. However, these unmet needs are not sufficiently captured in survey data or official statistics. The appendices indicate the methods used in exploring perceptions of need and testing them accordingly. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-091209003 E |
| Classmark | IK: 4C: 69P: 6C |
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