Government must 'adapt' to support ageing population - ONS

It is expected there will be an additional 8.6 million people aged 65 years and over living in the UK in 50 years' time, the Living Longer report published by the Office of National Statistics has highlighted. According to the report, this is primarily to do with two factors: improvements in life expectancy and a decrease in fertility as people are having fewer children and later in life. ‘The ageing population and changing structure of the population will bring both opportunities and challenges for the economy, services and society at national and local levels,' it reads. ‘This repor...