BBC News | At-a-glance

UK growing older

Over the next thirty years the proportion of the population over the age of 65 will rise from 16% to 25%.

The more people that are drawing a pension, the more demand there will be on government resources � taxpayers� money.

Who will pay the bill? Is it the job of the government or should individuals pick up the slack?


�At-a-glance:�Pension crisis

	UK growing older Over the next thirty years the proportion of the population over the age of 65 will rise from 16% to 25%. The more people that are drawing a pension, the more demand there will be on government resources � taxpayers� money. Who will pay the bill? Is it the job of the government or should individuals pick up the slack?