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Society | The State of Ageing 2025

Older people take on varied roles in their communities but frequently come up against barriers of ageism, digital exclusion and cutbacks in local amenities and services.

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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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110 million lost hours of volunteering by older people due to post-pandemic slump

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20 Oct 2025
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Our latest State of Ageing chapter on Society reveals that the huge amount of volunteering carried out by people aged 50 and older has diminished compared to before the pandemic.
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The double prejudice facing Disabled older workers

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15 Sep 2025
6 min read
The Centre for Ageing Better launches new report calling for new policy and practice to improve support for Disabled people and people with long-term health conditions in their 50s and 60s to find and stay in work.
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Dorset becomes the 100th Age-friendly Community

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9 Oct 2025
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Dorset Council has become the 100th place in the UK to become an Age-friendly Community.
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Unequal access, unsafe homes: The home improvement gap for racially minoritised communities

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Centre for Ageing Better
15 Oct 2025
This report, commissioned by the Centre for Ageing Better and delivered by the Race Equality Foundation, explores the specific housing and home improvement needs and barriers experienced by racially minoritised communities in England.
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Age-positive image library

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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

Sheila’s story – making a home accessible for independent living

She moved to her current bungalow in 1996 when she could no longer manage the stairs in her previous home and continued working as a teacher until 2010 when she took early retirement. Now 68, Sheila tells us about her experiences making her home fully accessible to support her goal of living independently. 

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Harry's story: Age is an asset

Have you got a story to tell about getting older that will challenge people to think differently? Get in touch with us by emailing [email protected] 

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Case study: Ageing Well Ambassadors in Sunderland

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Latest research from others

‘I’m not ill, I’m just old’: negotiations of risk – an ethnographic study of the subjectification of older people in assisted body care practices in institutionalized homes
Rosendal, K., Overgaard, D., and Lehn, S., Ageing & Society
This study examines assisted body care in Danish institutional homes.
The overlooked role of place attachment in loneliness: An investigation among old people
Van Tilburg, T., Klok, J., and Fokkema, T., Health & Place
This Dutch study explores links between place attachment and loneliness.
Life on a Low Pension - the growing problem of financial insecurity in retirement
Living Wage Foundation
This report examines the impact on UK pensioners of living on below-retirement income.

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