Changes in kinship: implications for the availability of kin to care
Changes in kinship: implications for the availability of kin to care
Over the next 40 years, the number of people aged 80 and over in England and Wales will double, rising from 3.1 million in 2023 to 6.3 million in 2060. Currently, families are the main source of care and support in later life. However, changes in fertility and mortality are reshaping families, with implications for the continuing availability of kin to care.
This briefing presents initial findings from the ESRC Connecting Generations Kinship Model, providing new insights into the changing availability of kin across the life course. With improvements in mortality, people are more likely to have multiple generations of kin alive. Those currently in mid-life (45-64yrs) are more likely than previous generations to simultaneously have adult children, grandchildren and siblings, as well as older parents. However, looking forward, the lower fertility of the baby boom cohorts born in the 1960s means that they will have fewer surviving adult children at age 80 than previous cohorts. This raises questions about society’s ability to continue relying on kin as the primary source of care.
Centre for Population Change
Butterick, Joe Barrass
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Falkingham, Jane
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6 June 2024
Butterick, Joe Barrass
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Evandrou, Maria
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Butterick, Joe Barrass, Evandrou, Maria, Falkingham, Jane and Hilton, Jason
(2024)
Changes in kinship: implications for the availability of kin to care
(ESRC Centre for Population Change Connecting Generations Policy Briefing)
Centre for Population Change
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Abstract
Over the next 40 years, the number of people aged 80 and over in England and Wales will double, rising from 3.1 million in 2023 to 6.3 million in 2060. Currently, families are the main source of care and support in later life. However, changes in fertility and mortality are reshaping families, with implications for the continuing availability of kin to care.
This briefing presents initial findings from the ESRC Connecting Generations Kinship Model, providing new insights into the changing availability of kin across the life course. With improvements in mortality, people are more likely to have multiple generations of kin alive. Those currently in mid-life (45-64yrs) are more likely than previous generations to simultaneously have adult children, grandchildren and siblings, as well as older parents. However, looking forward, the lower fertility of the baby boom cohorts born in the 1960s means that they will have fewer surviving adult children at age 80 than previous cohorts. This raises questions about society’s ability to continue relying on kin as the primary source of care.
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Published date: 6 June 2024
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