Equivalisation of incomes for household size and composition is acceptedpractice when measuring poverty and inequality; adjustments to take account ofother variations in needs are rarely made. This paper explores the financialimplications of one possible source of additional needs: disability....

The increases in human longevity in recent decades and the trends for early retirement have posed new challenges for policy makers, and require a holistic understanding of the processes that influence the economic resources of older people. This paper contributes to this knowledge by examining...