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IPEA suggests increasing from 60 to 65 years of age from elderly

19/06/2013

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Goal would accompany the increase in life expectancy of the population
Elderly Statute turns 10 in October
 
Who turns 60 years old is old? Brazilian law says yes, but for the IPEA (Institute of Applied Economic Research) is the time to raise this milestone in five years. The aim is to accompany better health and increased life expectancy of the population.
 
Ana Amelia Camarano, demographer IPEA, wants to seize the anniversary of the Elderly, who turns 10 in October to redefine what age citizens earning special protection of the state and benefits such as half-price in cultural activities and gratuity in public transportation.
 
In the study "Status of the Elderly: advances with contradictions," she notes that life expectancy in Brazil increased by 5.3 years in the period 1994-2010: from 68.1 to 73.4 years. Among men 60-64 years old, 57.2% participated in economic activities in 2011.
 
The reform of the Elderly would impact on the price of health plans, says researcher IPEA. By law, the tuition can not be raised after the client turns 60, and the value of the last age group can not be more than six times the value of the first (see chart below). In practice, she said, the cost of elder care is diluted in all age groups and raising the minimum age would bring greater balance to the system.
 
Camarano also proposes that benefits such as half-price shipping and gratuity are granted based on the need of the person, not their age. She says that advances in the social security system disassociated aging poverty.
"We can no longer say that the elderly population is poorer than that of other age groups," he says.
 



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