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(Malaysian experience)
MEDICAL COST
DEPENDENCY IN OLD AGE
Normal social attitude considers the old people as handicapped
incapable of living their lives without sound support, and totally
dependent upon the assistance of family members. This link between
old age and dependence is structured by social taboos and
organization.
LACK OF SKILLS
Lack of skills was also identified among the causes of chronic poverty
among the elderly. This was attributed to their inability to access
formal schooling during their early years of life due to poverty and
ignorance of the benefits of education by the parents
LACK OF SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS
Currently, the only social security system in Malaysia for the elderly is
the pension scheme for the former public servants. Most of the workers
in Malaysia are outside the government public service and thus are not
potential beneficiaries for this scheme.
UNEMPLOYMENT
Exclusion from work can also have serious deleterious consequences
that significantly reduce the quality of life of older people. Inability to be
productive or earn sufficient income to meet the basic necessities of life
(for self and own families) for most of the time is a prime example of
the severe nature of chronic poverty
LOW AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, FLUCTUATING PRICES
AND LACK OF MARKETS
The low agricultural labour productivity was attributed to the
aging process, which drains physical energies and hence affects
ones ability to cultivate the agricultural fields. Natural calamities
like drought and crop pests were also cited among causes of
chronic poverty in particularly rural areas, through their impact
on agricultural yields.
IMPACTS OF POVERTY AMONG
ELDERLY IN MALAYSIA
HEALTH
Diseases are very common in people living in poverty because they
lack the resources to maintain a healthy living environment. They
are almost always lacking in nutritious foods, which decreases
their bodies ability to fight off diseases. Sanitation conditions are
usually very low, increasing the chance of contracting a disease.
SOCIETY
Many elderly people living in poverty are homeless, which puts them
on the streets. There also seems to be a connection between poverty
and crime. When people are unemployed and homeless, social unrest
may take over and lead to increases in crime. For example in Malaysia
many crime cases related to food stealing reported. The elderly people
who live in poverty tend to take the risk to steal raw foods from the
shops due to the financial problems that they are facing.
ECONOMY
Mainly, the number of people living in poverty influences employment
rates heavily. Without an education, people are unlikely to find a
paying job. Unemployment hinders a country from developing into a
strong economic system
IMPLEMENTATION TO SOLVE
POVERTY AMONG ELDERLY
PEOPLE IN MALAYSIA