Pensioners set to out-number under 16s by nearly 2m in 2026

Community Care Market News (News) December 2002The number of people of state pensionable age is projected to increase by 10.5% to 12m by 2011, according to figures published by the Government Actuary in November 2002.Allowing for the change in women’s state pension age, the population will rise only slightly higher by 2021 to 12.2m. However,…