Research output per year
Research output per year
Project: Research project (funded) › Research
* Death of a partner is mainly the experience of older women. One in five women bereaved under pension age, and one in ten men, have dependent children.
* Decline in income following the death was greatest among people under pension age, due largely to loss of partners’ earnings or their own withdrawal from paid work.
* Among people bereaved over pension age, women’s incomes generally dropped but men’s increased, reflecting gender differences in pension entitlements.
* Older women faced increased risk of persistent or recurrent poverty for two or three years after the death.
* State bereavement benefits protected some people who had been married, but lack of understanding of their availability and purpose was widespread.
* Administrative requirements related to financial transitions following the death caused considerable practical and emotional burden.
* Immediate financial demands facing bereaved people included paying for the funeral, dealing with debt, and housing costs including changes in home ownership and tenancy.
* Managing the money, adjusting household spending and taking on new economic roles was hard for some people.
* Perceptions of adverse change in financial circumstances following a partner’s death were related to increased psychological distress among women, for up to two years after the death.
Status | Finished |
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Effective start/end date | 1/06/06 → 30/06/08 |
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Anne Corden (Participant)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Seminar/workshop/course
Anne Corden (Participant)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Seminar/workshop/course