Everywhere, an ageing population is starting to stretch the capacity of the welfare state.
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To improve housing to ensure good health, and meet the needs of an ageing population.
Besides inflexible labour markets, Europe needs to tackle the problems caused by a rapidly ageing population.
The problem, says Mr Anderson, is down to an ageing population and higher expectations.
The problem, added Mr Anderson, is down to an ageing population and higher expectations.
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Some new thinking is urgently needed on how to deal with an ageing population.
This is linked to Scotland's ageing population, as cancer is relatively common among older people.
But he added that, with an ageing population, it was one of the biggest issues society faced.
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Singles tend to have fewer children, increasing the burden on the young to support an ageing population.
However, it does nothing to address the underlying problems of rising health costs in an ageing population.
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Besides its fiscal problems, Japan has an ageing population that will be a draw on the public purse.
Concerns were raised in March over the financial pressure an ageing population would put on services in the island.
The report predicted that 400, 000 people could be affected by 2031, due to problems associated with an ageing population.
Sir John Arbuthnott said one of biggest challenges was in the ageing population and the support required for this.
Demographic changes, including an ageing population, are putting more demand on the system.
Its growth has been slowing for some time because of the ageing population.
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The demands of an ageing population look staggering, unless today's systems are reformed.
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"The high cost of driving and an ageing population is also making local shopping much more attractive, " Ms Hinton said.
An ageing population has left the programs critically underfunded, and something needs to budge in order to salvage the system.
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They point out that the costs of an ageing population will weigh heavily on European budgets in the coming decades.
Looking to 2030, he fears that the burdens of an ageing population will eventually lead to upward pressure on inflation.
Given that uncertainty, and the spectre of an ageing population, it seems a sensible first step to save any surpluses.
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The ageing population and squeeze on council budgets have led councils to impose stricter criteria on who can get help.
Like France and Italy, Germany suffers from a killer combination of an ageing population, low birth rates and generous pension provision.
The Treasury and Resources and Social Security Departments want to find the most effective way of providing for Guernsey's ageing population.
Measures, including the compulsory contribution plan are being brought in to try and meet the challenges the ageing population would pose.
This, the inevitable result of a pay-as-you-go system in an ageing population, is the cause of the programme's long-term financial problems.
There is concern over Italy's birth rate - the lowest in Europe - and the economic implications of an ageing population.
Growing demand on mental health services coupled with an ageing population means this department is seeing rising budget costs of 4.9%.
But look farther ahead and a much bigger gap appears, as an ageing population needs ever more pensions and health care.
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