Identifying policy options Introduction to small group sessions

Identifying policy options Introduction to small group sessions

COMBINING EXISTING PROJECTIONS OF PUBLIC SPENDING ON LONG TERM CARE AND PENSIONS

TASKS FOR GROUPS Help us to identify scenarios we should model concerning: 1. Changes in patterns of care 2. Changes in financing long-term care 3. Changes in state pensions and other pensioner benefits 4. Combined (and co-ordinated) pensions and long-term care scenarios 5. Options for revenue raising to finance any extra public spending on pensions or longterm care

GROUPS SHOULD CONSIDER QUESTIONS IN DIFFERENT ORDERS GROUP A (red dot): Q 1 -Q 5 GROUP B (blue dot): Q 2 -Q 5, Q 1 GROUP C (green dot): Q 2, Q 4, Q 1, Q 5, Q 3 GROUP D (yellow dot): Q 3, Q 4, Q 5, Q 2, Q 1

TASKS FOR INDIVIDUALS • Complete and hand-in questionnaire (anonymously): • rating scenarios we should model • adding suggestions for other scenarios we should model in each of the 5 areas

CONSIDERATIONS • Not seeking views on merits of particular options • Are seeking views on scenarios/options which are worthwhile modelling because e. g. they • have been suggested by influential people/ are actively being considered • are used in other countries • are likely to illuminate an important issue • provide a useful benchmark or contrast • etc.

CONSIDERATIONS (CONT. ) • Similar or different underlying philosophies for pensions and long-term care? • What pensions and long-term care scenarios are logical to model in combination? Should they have similar or different degrees of targeting? • How do we translate scenarios about patterns/ models of care into options to be modelled?