However, over the long run, the demographic bonus dissipates as the population continues to age and the dependency ratio rises again because of increasing proportions of elderly persons.

Maintenance

At the other end of the demographic scale, the share of the aged is growing explosively.

B. Dependency allowances

E. Dependency allowances

Dependency allowances (net per annum)

13.2 Maintenance Grants

The Committee is also concerned about reports of increasing poverty among older persons, the more so as HKSAR is facing the problem of a rapidly ageing society.

In all groups and regions, however, the proportion of elderly is expected to rise as the proportion of children falls with declining fertility.

Between 10 to 22 per cent of the cases seen by these two Centres deal with maintenance.

Audit of education grant and dependency allowance

Rights of the elderly

As fertility declines, the proportion of the population comprising children (persons under age 15) also declines, whereas the proportion of the population of working age increases, resulting in a decreasing dependency ratio (defined as the average number of children and elderly persons per 10 persons of working age).

If the person fails to perform the duty to provide maintenance, the court will order maintenance to be paid as of the submission of the claim.

Online confirmation of dependency status

Because of the higher average fertility of these countries, the proportion of children in their population stands at 35 per cent, whereas the proportion of elderly amounts to just 3 per cent.

Social welfare (elderly)

old people, women, children.

To the oldage home?

The old men.

According to available assessments, labour in the formal sector is much older than it was in 1990.

Furthermore, the proportion of elderly in the populations of developed countries was growing, with resulting increases in health and pension costs.

The 2004 2005 budget revealed a greater public spending on social initiatives associated with senior citizens and affordable housing.20

C6 Support claims are for the loss of financial support to the claimant.

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF ASSOCIATIONS OF THE ELDERLY (FIAPA)

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Keep your old man's infatuation.

Finally, the Panel recommends no award of compensation with respect to the support losses, as it is only the recipients of such support who are able to claim for such losses.

If the magistrate convicts the husband, he must fine and or imprison the husband. If the husband is poor, who will pay the fine and maintenance money?

The needs of ageing populations are of growing concern.

It's true.

I work in old age homes, largely.

I brought you the three old men.

C. Further automation of the processes for rental subsidy, education grant and dependency allowances and implementation of employee self certification

The recent population and housing census, which was completed successfully with UNFPA assistance, for which we are most grateful, shows a severe decline in the fertility rate, a high level of infant mortality and an increase in the proportion and number of elderly persons.

One of the women was chatting to us, talking about everyday matters and laughing.

So, the thing about cancer is that it's a disease of the aged.

The youngsters don't like hanging out with old people.

In 1990 the population less than 15 years represented 45,6 , adults (15 64 years) 51,9 and aged (above 64 years) 2.5 .

The Ministry of Social Affairs of Denmark has maintained regular dialogue with individual senior citizens through the Association of Senior Citizen Councils.

Over 10 per cent of the total population of Bosnia and Herzegovina is in the third age of life, which according to international standards puts people in the category of the old.

In the 2004 budget speech, the acting Financial Secretary announced that while the economy of St. Helena continued to struggle, that there was evidence that it had finally begun to stabilize.

Large numbers of the elderly live alone, especially women who have longer life expectancy and make up 58 per cent of the elderly population.

Women account for the majority of the older population and most of them are poor.

Subprogramme 2. Integration of the ageing in development