Cost of ageism is £31bn per year, says forum

A year after the government released its 'Winning the Generation Game' strategy on tackling unemployment among the over-50s, report published today by the Employers Forum on Age warns that the cost of ageism has risen to a staggering £31 bn in lost GDP per year - a rise of £5 billion since 1998. The report, 'Ageism: Too Costly to Ignore', claims that in the last two years the number of people aged between 50 and 64 who are not in work and are currently not seeking work has grown by 125,000.... (136 more words)

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