OLDER MIGRANTS’ EXPERIENCES OF AGING IN PLACE IN HOSTILE AND AUSTERE TIMES
2024

Older Migrants' Experiences of Aging in Place

Sample size: 20 publication

Author Information

Author(s): Kilkey Majella, Tawodzera Obert, Lingham Jayanthi

Primary Institution: University of Sheffield, University of Birmingham

Hypothesis

How are older migrants impacted by austerity in welfare state provision and hostility in migration policy in England?

Conclusion

Older migrants face significant challenges in meeting their social reproductive needs due to austerity and hostile migration policies.

Supporting Evidence

  • The study highlights a 'crisis of social reproduction' among older migrants.
  • Participants' experiences are similar despite different migration histories.
  • The research challenges the dualism between migration and refugee studies.

Takeaway

This study talks about older migrants in England who are having a hard time getting the help they need because of strict rules and cuts to services.

Methodology

In-depth qualitative interviews with aging-in-place migrants.

Participant Demographics

Participants included labor migrants from the British colonies and refugees from conflict-affected parts of Africa.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1093/geroni/igae098.1674

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