1.2current uk older population-1资料.pptVIP

The old people in UK 金辉 Current UK older Population Over 20 million of the population are aged 50 years and over More than a million people are aged 85 or over More than 11 million people are over retirement age (65 for men and 60 for women). This is 18.5% of the total UK population. Women over 90 outnumber men by about three to one There are over 7 million retired women, 63% of all those who are retired. Measures to solve pension problems  The National Pensioners Convention would like to see the basic state pension brought up to the level of the Minimum Income Guarantee and in the long term for them to be linked to average earnings. Measures to solve pension issues Suggestion by Pensions Commision In November 2006 the Pensions Commision report was published with recommendations on changing the pension system : phasing out means testing returning the link between state pensions and average earnings basing the state pension on residency rather than national insurance contributions - to tackle the problems faced by women in particular. Measures to solve pension issues The government The government does not follow any of the recommendations and there is no date set for introducing a new bill. The government hasn’t given specific targets for reducing the number of pensioners in poverty. Nevertheless, the government know that they have to act and the report is likely to be central to any changes that happen in the coming decade. In April 2006 new pension rules were introduced aimed at make saving for retirement simpler. This followed the governments last Pensions Bill which focused on reducing the number of pensioners living in poverty in the future. Other problems Many older people still live in conditions of deprivation and poverty and social exclusion, and the older the person, the greater the deprivation. This was revealed in a three year study of the old living in poor wards in Liverpool, Manchester and London which