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Care by spouses, care by children : projections of informal care for older people in England to 2031

The future market costs of long-term care for older people will be affected by the extent of informal care. This paper reports on projections of receipt of informal care by disabled older people from their spouses and (adult) children to 2031 in England. The paper shows that, over the next 30 years, care by spouses is likely to increase substantially. However, if current patterns of care remain the same, care by children will also need to increase by nearly 60 per cent by 2031. It is not clear that the supply of care by children will rise to meet this demand. 

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Additional Titles
Social Policy and Society

Key Information

Type of Reference
Jour
ISBN/ISSN
1474-7464
Resource Database
Hmic
Publication Year
2007
Issue Number
3
Volume Number
6
Start Page
353-366
Language
English