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Latest Labour Market stats show government needs to show greater ambitions for older workers

The Centre for Ageing Better is part of a group of organisations is calling on the government to be more proactive in getting more older people into work if it wants to meet its manifesto pledges around economic growth.

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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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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

Saga – supporting 'Generation Experience'

Roisin Mackenzie is Chief People Officer of Saga, which fully supports the Age-friendly Employer Pledge. Here Roisin provides an outline of the company’s practices that might inspire other employers.

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How do you create a menopause-friendly workplace?

On World Menopause Day, three Age-friendly Employer Pledge employers discuss the policies and practices they have successfully put in place.  

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Age-friendly case study: Supporting older people to shape their environment through walk audits

This case study looks at how Age-friendly Bolton are applying the approach as part local redevelopments.

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Latest research from others

Area-level socioeconomic inequalities in activities of daily living disability-free life expectancy in England
Davies, L., et al., The Lancet Healthy Longevity
This study looks at how socioeconomic inequality affects the chances of living longer without a disability among older people in the UK.
Turning the Dial: Energy Efficient Homes for Older Private Renters in England
Independent Age
This report explores older tenants’ and landlords’ views and experiences of the private rented sector (PRS), focusing on housing quality and energy efficiency.
Sex and education differences in trajectories of physiological ageing
Bloomberg M. and Steptoe A., Age and Ageing
This report examines how education and gender affect the physical ageing of older adults in the UK.

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