THE CONVERSATION: Bare cupboards and nobody to help buy food: the forgotten welfare gap in older age

Kingsley Purdam

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Welfare reform and austerity in the UK has led to reductions in public spending on services that support older people. Age UK has highlighted how nearly one million older people have unmet social care needs. This is of particular concern as the winter months approach.

Period	6 Oct 2017

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Title	Bare cupboards and nobody to help buy food: the forgotten welfare gap in older age
Media name/outlet	The Conversation
Media type	Web
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	6/10/17
Description	Welfare reform and austerity in the UK has led to reductions in public spending on services that support older people. Age UK has highlighted how nearly one million older people have unmet social care needs. This is of particular concern as the winter months approach.
URL	https://theconversation.com/bare-cupboards-and-nobody-to-help-buy-food-the-forgotten-welfare-gap-in-older-age-85044
Persons	Kingsley Purdam

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ageing
welfare
austerity
older people