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The poverty of older people in the UK
- Author:
- PRICE Debora
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Practice, 20(3), November 2006, pp.251-266.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The quality of life of older people is markedly affected by their material resources and experience of income poverty. In 1997, almost a third of those past state pension age in the UK lived in poverty. Changes to benefits and payments to older people since the advent of a Labour government have on some measures reduced these poverty rates significantly. This article critically examines this claim, posing three substantive questions: what do these measurements of poverty rates among older people mean, who are the disadvantaged in old age, and what might the future of poverty in old age look like? Poverty rates are extremely sensitive to the measures used, and particular problems for older people such as depth of poverty and persistent poverty are disguised by headcount poverty rates. Among older people, gender, social class, age and marital status are important determinants of poverty. Following the Pensions Commission's report in November 2005, the government will introduce pension reforms that will have some impact on pensioner poverty decades in the future, but will have almost no impact on current pensioners, and little impact on those who will shortly become pensioners. It is argued that older people are institutionally marginalised in these reforms. Material disadvantage accumulates not only through socio-economic correlates and life events, but also because of age, generation and cohort.
The changing face of retirement: future patterns of work, health, care and income among the older population
- Authors:
- EMMERSON Carl, HEALD Katherine, HOOD Andrew
- Publisher:
- Institute for Fiscal Studies
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 66
- Place of publication:
- London
Using date from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, this report presents projections of mortality, family composition, health, care receipt, care provision, labour supply and receipt of disability benefits for people aged 65 and over from 2010-11 through to 2022-23. It also provides projections of wealth and incomes, and offers commentary on the net income distribution and rates of poverty for those aged 65 and over through to the early 2020s The final section of the report discusses the effect some alternative policy scenarios could have on the evolution of these incomes. (Edited publisher abstract)
Ageing in India: some key issues
- Author:
- JAMUNA D.
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing International, 25(4), Spring 2000, pp.16-31.
- Publisher:
- Springer
- Place of publication:
- New York
In the forthcoming decades, there will be a tremendous increase in the number of elderly in India, with their rate of increase being faster than that of the total population. How is the country going to manage this huge elderly population, given its poor resources and standard of living? What are the issues involved in this challenge? This article briefly discusses some of these issues with regard to work status, dependency ration, living arrangements, gender ageing, health and disability status, family and kinship relationships and availability of social security provisions for the elderly.
Sweden and the United States: is the challenge of an aging society leading to a convergence of policy?
- Author:
- PARKER Marti G.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 12(1), 2000, pp.73-90.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The ageing of the population is one of many forces behind a current reconstruction of welfare benefits in both Sweden and the United States. While both countries represent ideological polarities regarding social policy, they are struggling to meet their welfare goals with limited resources, and both are adopting similar strategies, for example, decentralisation, targeting, and an increased emphasis on privatisation and evaluation. Summarises some of the differences between Sweden and the United States and describes some of the forces at work that are lessening the differences between the two countries in strategies and policy regarding care services for elderly people.
Gender and wellbeing among older people: evidence from Thailand
- Authors:
- SOBIESZCZYK Teresa, KNODEL John, CHAYOVAN Napaporn
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 23(6), November 2003, pp.701-735.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Researchers and international organisations frequently suggest that older women are disadvantaged in comparison with older men. This analysis of census and survey data from Thailand, however, indicates a far more complex association between gender and various aspects of ageing. Through an examination of various demographic, economic, psychosocial and health variables, it is found that older Thai women do face certain disadvantages compared to their male counterparts, including lower education and literacy, far higher levels of widowhood and living alone, and a lower likelihood of receiving formal retirement benefits. Older Thai men, however, also face relative disadvantages, including worse survivorship, a lower likelihood of receiving money from adult children, a greater probability of debt and other financial problems, and lower satisfaction with their financial situation. Many other demographic, psychosocial and economic measures are not significantly associated with gender. This analysis provides some support for a lifecourse perspective, that relates gender differences in old age to differences in earlier life experiences, roles and reward structures, particularly access to retirement pensions and the type of support older men and women provide for their co-resident children. Marital status often mediates gender differences in wellbeing among older people. The study concludes with research and policy recommendations.
Welfare trends in Sweden
- Authors:
- PALME Joakim, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of European Social Policy, 12(4), November 2002, pp.329-346.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This article looks at the development of welfare in the 1990s in Sweden. The article investigates the effects for the welfare of individual members of society and asks what happened to the welfare state model. Figures on individual living conditions are taken from primary analyses of Statistics Sweden's Surveys of living conditions. The article also discusses differences between gender, age groups and the situation of disadvantaged groups. The analysis focuses on work, economic circumstances and health, though in the discussion of disadvantaged groups additional data on more dimensions of welfare is included.
Critical gerontology: perspectives from political and moral economy
- Editors:
- MINKLER Meredith, ESTES Carroll L.
- Publisher:
- Baywood Publishing
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 395p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Amityville, NY
Part one presents the theoretical framework around critical gerontology. Part two examines rethinking dependence, interdependence and the political power of older people. Part three looks at devolution, crisis mentality and the transformation of health and social programmes for older people. Part four deals with issues around race, class, gender and ageing. Part five is on work, retirement, social security and productive ageing.
Introduction to social work and social welfare
- Author:
- ZASTROW Charles
- Publisher:
- Brooks/Cole
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 687p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Pacific Grove, CA
Student text book which uses a social problems approach to social welfare and social work in the United States. Includes chapters on: social work as a profession and career; poverty and public welfare; emotional problems and counselling; family services; sexuality; drug abuse; crime and juvenile delinquency; education and school social work; racism and equal rights; sexism; older people; medical social services; physical and mental disabilities; and social work practice.