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We found rebates don’t do much to encourage older people to sign up for private health insurance.

Thousands of older and vulnerable people will be able to get a free NHS flu jab while they shop.

Is still far out of reach for many prospective house buyers. that price of £287,500 is more than eight times the average household's income. while that remains the case, home ownership rates are likely to continue to stagnate, if not fall. and look how they've plummeted among the young. in 2003, 60% of 25—34 year olds were owner occupiers — now it's down to 40%. indeed, as you can see, owner occupation rates have fallen for every age group in the past two decades, except among the over 65s. but why does owning a house actually matter? well, there's evidence that, in this country at least,...

The number of people in the uk hasjumped between the mid—1990s and today. that is a big increase in just 25 years. and crucially, the number of over 65s shown in red has been rising rapidly. and that's the group which needs far, far more care from doctors and from the nhs. it's a trend expected to continue in the future, and that is projected to put even more pressure the nhs. so, demographic changes is definitely a pressure for nhs and social care systems. it's not necessaryjust being older, it's the fact that as we age, we tend to develop multiple long—term conditions, so we might have d...

Jumped between the mid—1990s and today. that is a big increase in just 25 years. and crucially, the number of over 65s shown in red has been rising rapidly. and that's the group which needs far, far more care from doctors and from the nhs. it's a trend expected to continue in the future, and that is projected to put even more pressure the nhs. so, demographic changes is definitely a pressure for nhs and social care systems. it's not necessaryjust being older, it's the fact that as we age, we tend to develop multiple long—term conditions, so we might have diabetes and dementia, we might hav...