By Kate Woodthorpe, Liam Foster
The research of dying has the ability to compile a number of coverage components. but dying is frequently ignored inside coverage debates within the united kingdom and past, and inside gerontology. Bringing jointly a variety of students engaged in coverage linked to dying, this assortment offers a holistic account of the way dying components in social coverage. inside this, matters lined comprise inheritance, palliative care, euthanasia, funeral expenses, bereavement aid, marginalised deaths and disposal practices. on the middle of the ebook, the quantity recognises that the problems pointed out are inclined to accentuate and extend over the subsequent two decades, as loss of life premiums proceed to rise.
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It raises questions as to where responsibility lies for managing and supporting bereaved workers, and points to gaps in our knowledge that require further consideration. The final chapter in this part, Chapter 10 by Rowlingson, considers wealth, intestacy rules and inheritance tax. It reviews the scale of inheritance and the policies around UK intestacy rules and inheritance tax, highlighting three key issues: firstly, the inequality in levels of inheritance between the wealthiest and other sections of society; secondly, the limitations of ‘laws of succession’ in relation to a recognition of cohabitation; thirdly, that very few estates pay inheritance tax.