Ageing population

The government announces plans to cap the amount the elderly have to pay for social care in England at £75,000 – after which the state will step in to help.

A flat-rate state pension from 2017, worth £144 for new pensioners, is announced by the government, amid warnings of a “con trick” and fears of a demand for higher contributions.

As another committee considers how to tackle the problem of the UK’s ageing society, Channel 4 News instead looks on the bright side: at the potential benefits of having an older population.

Jeremy Hunt and ministers giving evidence to a House of Lords committee are warned that proposed NHS and social care reforms are not enough to accommodate the demands of an ageing population.

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With the number of over-65s expected to nearly double by 2050 and little plan for how to support them, Channel 4 News looks at what can be done to cope with the perfect storm of an ageing population.

The UK’s IT sector is a growth industry, already employing one in 20 UK workers. IT employers say they face a skills shortage, but is this youthful industry being its own worst enemy?

The Channel 4 News FactCheck team looks at how three generations have fared financially – from the baby boomers to today’s school leavers.

Amid growing fears of intergenerational conflict in difficult economic times, Saga’s Ros Altmann writes for Channel 4 News on why the needs, rights and talents of our ageing population matter.

With austerity looming, pension strikes back on the agenda and youth unemployment on the rise, is intergenerational conflict inevitable? Channel 4 News hears from both sides.

Health Minister Paul Burstow says there are no easy answers to the funding of social care for the elderly.

The Government says it intends to press ahead with its timetable to make women wait longer before collecting state pensions, despite the threat of a backbench revolt.

The Orange Prize-winning novelist, Linda Grant, talks to Samira Ahmed about her new novel on the often “toxic” legacy of the babyboomer generation.