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How will today’s spending announcement impact the country’s 50+ population?

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has unveiled the contents of the UK's first multi-year spending review since 2021.

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The Centre for Ageing Better is tackling inequalities in ageing. We are working to make our workplaces, homes and communities inclusive of older people, as well as building an Age-friendly Movement so that society sees ageing in a more positive and realistic way.

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Summary | The State of Ageing 2025

Our summary presents key data on our older population and shows that, quite simply, where you are born in England determines how long you live and how well you age.
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Redrawing eligibility rules for Winter Fuel Payments would be welcome first step in tackling scourge of cold homes

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Centre for Ageing Better
21 May 2025
Ageing Better has welcomed the Prime Minister’s decision to look again at the eligibility threshold for Winter Fuel Payments to allow more pensioners to qualify for support.
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Glimmer of hope for older people’s commissioner role in England after latest government announcement

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Centre for Ageing Better
16 May 2025
The Women and Equalities Committee recommended the government consider replicating the framework in Wales for a Commissioner for Older People in a report published earlier this year.
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Room for improvement: The experiences of people from Black, Asian and minoritised ethnic backgrounds accessing home improvement support

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Nazia Azad
16 May 2025
People from Black, Asian and minoritised ethnic backgrounds are more likely to live in a poor-quality home and less likely to be able to access home improvement support.
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Mental health in older age

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Stephen James
1 May 2025
Ageing Better were among a partnership of organisations that delivered the recent Age-Friendly Futures Summit in Manchester, bringing together around 250 leaders, policymakers, practitioners and researchers from the UK and around the globe.
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Age-positive image library

Centre for Ageing Better
7 Jan 2023

Photos in the image library, which depict older people in non-stereotypical ways, are available to download for free.

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Did the Spring Budget deliver for older workers?

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We discussed whether the Budget really will deliver more employment for people in their 50s and 60s.
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An introduction to Age-friendly Communities

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What is an Age-friendly Community? Learn about the WHO Age-friendly Communities framework and what can be achieved through becoming one.
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How to show ageing from a new perspective

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This webinar explained how you can capture photos that show the diversity of older people in realistic and authentic ways.

Stories and Case Studies

Case study: Increasing Pension Credit uptake in Age-friendly Communities

A number of Age-friendly Communities, including Greater Manchester and London, have been running Pension Credit uptake campaigns, to help get more money into older people's pockets. Historically, there has been a high proportion of eligible non-claimants for Pension Credit so there's a significant opportunity to take action locally.

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Julie and Peter's story - The journey for an accessible home

Even new properties are not being built with accessibility in mind. And it’s a crying shame.

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Dave's voice - Picture Yourself Active

Dave is an older and Disabled person who featured in our Picture Yourself Active project, a publicly accessible image library of over 300 photos depicting older and Disabled people getting active.

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Latest research from others

Barriers and facilitators to implementation of mental capacity legislation in care homes for older adults in the United Kingdom
Stokes, L. et al., Age and Ageing
This study examines barriers and facilitators to implementing mental capacity legislation in UK care homes for older adults.
Normative Beliefs for Older Adults and Volunteering Intentions
Wirth, M. et al., Gerontology
This study examines how social expectations influence older adults’ engagement in volunteering in Germany.
Older people’s social work safe staffing supply and workforce demands analysis: A case study from Northern Ireland
McFadden, P. et al., The British Journal of Social Work
This study examines staffing in older people’s social work community teams in Northern Ireland.

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