How does the productivity of workers change as they get older?
Monday 31 March 2025
At 3pm on Tuesday 1 April 2025, the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee, as part of its inquiry on the impact of ageing on the UK economy, will be taking evidence from:
- Dr Ben Brindle, Researcher, Migration Observatory
- Mary Gregory, Director of Population Statistics, ONS.
This evidence session, which is open to the public, will be held in Committee Room 4 of the House of Lords. It will also be streamed live and on demand on Parliament TV.
Topics the committee is likely to cover in this session include:
- Current demographic trends with respect to ageing.
- Past and present trends in the UK’s fertility rate.
- Rates of immigration required to keep the current population age structure unchanged.
- The effects different immigration regimes have on the age and economic activity profile of immigrants.
- Recent trends in economic activity among the over fifties.
- The prevalence of informal care in the UK.
