The researchers used population projections and survey data in their report
There will be a shortfall in the number of people able to provide vital unpaid care to frail elderly people in the coming years, a report says.The London School of Economics analysis suggested the gap will start becoming evident by 2017 in England.
By 2032, 160,000 elderly people will be left without the support they need – about one in seven of those who will need help, the experts predicted.
This is because the oldest age groups will grow at the fastest rate.
Researchers used population projections and survey data to compile the figures.
Currently an estimated 675,000 older people rely on unpaid carers – mainly their children – as they fall outside the state support system, which is available to the poorest.
