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Dr George Leeson, Co-Director of the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing participated in a Jewish Social Welfare Committee Think Tank in February 2012. The event was designed as a platorm to share, discuss and project the future of Jewish welfare services in decades to come. Integral in this future thinking was the impact of population ageing. Dr Leeson presented several lectures on this topic which stressed the need for social welfare organisations to recognise that the number of social welfare clients will consistently increase with time as the consequence of the extended longevity of the older generations, who over the years have been substantial contributors to families support, yet whose own needs tend to be neglected. Additionally, Dr Leeson introduced strategies to cope with an ageing world, focusing on the adjustment to the demographic changes and addressing arising issues that impact long lived societies struggling with poverty, public health care and long term care systems, as well as financial and pension systems.
To read the complete report produced June 2012, please click here.
