THE POVERTY ALLIANCE : Poverty Research Age

Age 2007

Janurary

Growing older and wiser together
Scotland's Futures Forum report on "Growing older and wiser together" is now available.
http://www.scotlandsfuturesforum.org/default.aspx

April

The needs and resources of older people
This study explores the needs of people in later life, including expenditure, health, social networks, services, housing and neighbourhood, as well as income.
http://www.jrf.org.uk/knowledge/findings/socialpolicy/2044.asp

Older people's views and experiences of resources in later life
This study explores how older people plan, use and value the resources available to them.
http://www.jrf.org.uk/knowledge/findings/socialpolicy/2061.asp

May

Pensions
Provides a much-needed introductory guide to the issues surrounding pension policy and offers a critique of some of the dominant ideas and assumptions.
https://www.policypress.org.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=&products_id=1100

July

Meeting the challenge: defeating pensioner poverty
There is ongoing concern about current and future pensioner poverty in the UK. With the proportion of the population aged 65 and over projected to increase sharply over the next few decades, this is an issue of increasing importance.
http://press.helptheaged.org.uk/_press/_report.htm

October

Comparing models of housing with care for later life
This comparative study examines different models of housing with care for older people in England.
http://www.jrf.org.uk/knowledge/findings/housing/2158.asp