Downsizing: should financial incentives be offered to “the elderly” to downsize?
A government White Paper published today indicates (on p63) that the government will be exploring ways to encourage older people …
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Scrapping the Pensions Triple Lock? Time to re-frame the debate.
Over the weekend, the Work and Pensions Select Committee called on the government to scrap the pensions triple lock, framing it …
Pensions and the triple lock – some context for the debate
I’ve been listening for the last two days to heated debate about the triple lock for State Pensions, with two …
Challenging Times: President’s Message to the British Society of Gerontology
Dear colleagues These are unprecedented and challenging times for the EU, UK and for us – our research, policy and …
Early Findings from the WHERL project: Work, Health, Retirement and the Lifecourse
The WHERL project (Work, Health, Retirement and the Lifecourse) is a three year interdisciplinary consortium funded by the Medical Research Council …
Why should medical students study Social Gerontology? Guest-blog by Professor Anthea Tinker
Originally posted on Department of Global Health & Social Medicine at King's College, London:
This blog was written by SSHM Professor of Social Gerontology Anthea Tinker. All lecturers want their…
Ageing: The Bigger Picture. An international photography competition sponsored by the British Society of Gerontology.
‘Ageing: The Bigger Picture’ Launch: Wednesday 18th November 2015 Close to entries: Sunday 10th January 2016 “My job is to …
The Incoherence Now Underlying UK Pensions Policy
Originally posted on gerontologyuk:
Pensions policy in the UK has become remarkably incoherent. We are bombarded with pension reforms, but…
Pensions: Advice? Guidance? Does it Matter?
Originally posted on gerontologyuk:
I attended the excellent Pensions Play Pen monthly pensions discussion today, the group founded and generally…
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation announce new programme on transitions in later life
Readers of this blog may be interested to learn of a new programme strand on transitions in later life announced …
