This month’s rise in state pension age will undoubtedly cause poverty levels to rise

The Centre for Ageing Better is highlighting concerns about the impact of this month’s rise in state pension age to 67.

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The Centre for Ageing Better is an independent centre of excellence on ageing and demographic change. We work with national and local government, industries, businesses and community organisations to improve how people experience ageing. Our work focuses on creating better workplaces, homes and communities, while tackling ageism and addressing inequality in later life.

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Age-friendly Built Environment Quick Guides

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Centre for Ageing Better

25 Mar 2026

Our collection of quick guides offers a simple yet comprehensive overview of the key design considerations for ensuring age-friendliness across a range of spaces and amenities.

‘The Coming of Age’, an exhibition at Wellcome Collection. European prints of supposedly super-aged people, 1600s-1900s. Wellcome Collection. Gallery Photography: Steve Pocock. Source: Wellcome Collection.

New exhibition explores experiences and perceptions of ageing with a little hand from Ageing Better

News

25 Mar 2026

2 min read

The Coming of Age exhibition at Wellcome Collection will explore experiences and perceptions of ageing, from adolescence to later life, and asks how societies can adapt for us all to age better.

A year of a Good Home Hub in Lincolnshire: Interim evaluation

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Centre for Ageing Better

18 Mar 2026

This report, ‘A year of a Good Home Hub in Lincolnshire’, presents findings from the first year of the Good Home Lincs pilot - a local Good Home Hub in Lincolnshire designed to help residents repair, adapt and maintain their homes.

International Women’s Day 2026: Why Healthy Ageing is a Feminist Issue

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Aideen Young

5 Mar 2026

4 min read

New official figures show that women’s healthy life expectancy has hit an all-time low with women now spending a smaller proportion of their life in good health than men.