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Our State of Ageing 2025 report is here

This year’s report paints a national picture of the 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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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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Covid’s seismic shock on older people’s involvement in society still felt five years on

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Centre for Ageing Better
24 Mar 2025
Older people’s health, employment and community connection have failed to recover since the pandemic, our new analysis reveals.
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Tackling poor-quality housing faced by England’s older minority ethnic communities

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Nazia Azad
4 Mar 2025
People from minority ethnic communities are more likely to be living in poor-quality homes. We need to improve their access to support, writes Nazia Azad from the Centre for Ageing Better.
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The UK is “headed in the wrong direction” for older workers with ill-health

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Elena Boninsegni
6 Mar 2025
The likelihood of being out of work due to ill-health is on the rise in the UK while falling elsewhere in Europe.
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Tackling poor-quality housing faced by England’s older minority ethnic communities

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Nazia Azad
4 Mar 2025
People from minority ethnic communities are more likely to be living in poor-quality homes. We need to improve their access to support, writes Nazia Azad from the Centre for Ageing Better.
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Age-friendly Employer Pledge

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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.

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Age-friendliness as a part of professionalism

Show you recognise the value of older workers by signing up to our Age-friendly Employer Pledge.

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Phoenix Group – recruitment, retention, retraining

Mary Bright is Head of Social Affairs and Age Special Adviser at Phoenix Group, which has signed the Age-friendly Employer Pledge.

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Challenging ageism in Age-friendly Communities: Bristol’s Age Proud campaign

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Latest research from others

Better homes, better lives: The role of home improvement services in boosting the nation’s health and wellbeing
Centre for Ageing Better
This report outlines the positive impact of home improvements services in supporting people living in unsafe homes, including older people.
Themes of togetherness: examining space sharing sociality among older people
Thulin, E. and Vilhelmson B., Social Science and Medicine
This study examines the role of social participation in the health and well-being of older adults in Sweden.
Small pension pots: problems and potential policy responses
Institute for Fiscal Studies
This report explores the inefficiencies caused by the proliferation of deferred small pension pots in the UK’s private pension system.

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