1. CARESIM Yes No to PSSRU from PSSRU
GAD mortality projections; various assumptions
FRS respondents aged 65+
money values uprated to base year
‘Age’ the sample (no refreshment)
death
widowhood
evolution of income & wealth
output year > base year?
Yes
tax, benefit, care charging rates No
simulate income tax liability, benefit entitlement, care charges for each of 7 care situations for pre and post reform charging system
% who self-fund
mean %age user contribution for non self-funders
mean contribution of disability benefits, self-funders & non self-funders
ALL BY TYPE CARE to
PSSRU
Attach weights by age, gender, marital status, tenure & care type, from PSSRU model
Distributional analyses (mean cont’ns from state, user, gains from reforms) by income, housing tenure..
from PSSRU

2. CARESIM: scope for links with other WPs & models
improved/alternative mortality
by socioeconomic status
correlating mortality of partners
availability of carers (and hence eligibility for Carers’ Allowance)
refreshing the sample – using/learning from PPI model