Changing UK population

• Population changes because of :

  • age
  • ethnicity
  • religion
  • disability
• • Government has a responsibility to consider the changing needs of the population,which impacts on plans and voting decisions.
• why does the UK have an ageing population?

  • improved healthcare
  • better nutrition
  • better standard of living
• Possible impacts of an ageing population:

  • increased demand on the NHS
  • higher cost of social care
  • increase in age-related conditions such as dementia
  • Raised cost of pensions for longer time periods
• Ethnicity:

  • more diverse
  • growth in dual heritage and multiple identities with parents of different ethnic or religious backgrounds
  • Census held by the government every 10yrs shows an increase in multiple ethnic groups and a decrease in those identifying as white.
• Religion:

  • Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that everyone is free to follow their religion,or have no faith.
  • landscape of religion is CHANGING
  • CENSUS SHOWS:
  • Less Christian
  • 25% have no religion
  • London more diverse
  • ISLAM rapidly increasing
  • other groups like sikh,jewish etc.
• Disability:

  • UK Equality Act 2010 protects the disabled from discrimination
  • over 11 million people have a disability or live with a life term long disease
  • disability increases with age so over 45% are over retirement age.
• Impact of change in wealth:

  • rich-poor divide
  • increase in benefit sanctions and laws such as the "bedroom tax" have raised poverty levels.
  • this increases demands for charities to meet the needs of citizens such as food banks and homeless shelters
• Explain one impact of the way the UK population is changing.

  • The UK has an increasing ageing population which impacts on government spending.
  • AGE-RELATED CONDITIONS SUCH as dementia place an increasing demand on funding for NHS treatment or for social and personal care.