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a think-tank impacting policy on longevity, ageing and population change
 A research report exploring changing patterns of inheritance in the UK. The research looks at how receipt of inheritance varies by age and socioeconomic group, and analyses the expectations of older cohorts for leaving an inheritance in the future. 07 May 2008 |
 A discussion paper accompanying 'The Age of Inheritance' and exploring what this research means for public policy including inheritance tax, the property market and debate on how to pay for an ageing population. 07 May 2008 |
 Two of the most challenging public heath problems that account for significant morbidity and mortality are smoking and obesity. Over the last 20 years, while smoking prevalence rates have declined, obesity rates have increased sharply. 15 April 2008 |
 This policy brief accompanies the publication of 'A National Care Fund for Long-term Care', and summarises the key points of this discussion paper for policymakers. 26 February 2008 |
 This discussion paper puts forward a radical new vision for funding older people’s long-term care - one of the UK's biggest public policy challenges. 26 February 2008 |
 A guide for use in the development of regional housing strategies, published jointly by ILC-UK and CLG. 25 February 2008 |
The issue of how to fund older people’s long-term care is one of the trickiest problems confronting policymakers. The only agreement is that reform is needed, and that demand for care will increase in coming decades. Models of state-funded universal free care for older people have usually dominated debate.
However, after a decade of rising [...] |
At last night’s event, research findings which show that even the ‘older old’ (those 75 years and older) can age successful were presented. But what was meant by successful aging? Those indivdiuals who were found to be aging successfully had high mental quality of life but low physical quality of life. That is, the ‘older [...] |
The ILC-UK is looking for an experienced quantitative researcher to undertake complex analysis of social surveys. 18 April 2008 |
 A new resource for mental health advocacy in Europe, www.ImpleMENTIS.eu, is now operational and being used by mental health advocacy groups around the world. 17 October 2007 |
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