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1
Q

Where do most elderly people from the UK retire to?

A

Costa Del Sol, Spain

2
Q

Which is the host country?

A

Spain

3
Q

Which is the source country?

A

UK

4
Q

What are the pull factors for elderly migration?

A

1) Mediterranean climate
2) Easygoing lifestyle
3) Lower cost of living
4) Cheaper property

5
Q

What are the push factors for elderly migration?

A

1) Weather, wet and rainy climate
2) High cost of living eg heating
3) Lack of family members eg dead or abroad

6
Q

Negative impacts of elderly migration on the host country

A
  • Immigrant ‘ghettos’ are created, with little social and cultural integration
  • Resentment as immigrants seek to enter local politics
  • House prices become too high for local people
  • Strain on services eg increased healthcare costs
7
Q

Positive impacts of elderly migration on the host country

A

+ Increased spending in the local economy; some retirees are highly affluent eg Grey pound

+ Job creation in the health and social care sector

+ Increase in property being built on once unused brownfield land

8
Q

Negative impacts of elderly migration on source country

A
  • Family breakup, as grandparents move away
  • Loss of potential free source of childcare for families
  • Loss of a highly experienced workforce to pass on knowledge of the past
  • The ‘grey pound’ is spent overseas
9
Q

Positive impacts of elderly migration on the source country

A

+ Emigration balances increased immigration, reducing net migration rates

+ Fewer older people to take care of; less strain on services/resources

+Relieves pressure to build new homes, and therefore to build on greenfield sites

10
Q

How many British people live in Spain?

A

About 1 million

11
Q

How many British people living in Spain are retired?

A

80,000