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Our response to the Government’s Autumn Budget

Our Chief Executive, Dr Carole Easton OBE, picks out the policies likely to have the biggest impact on older people.

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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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Five ways the UK government can support Disabled older people access work

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Rebecca Lines
26 Nov 2025
3 min read
Disabled older people face a double prejudice that significantly restricts their involvement in the job market.
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Rebuilding trust, redesigning services: Moving toward anti-racist models of home improvement

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Nazia Azad
21 Nov 2025
5 min read
Without more inclusive home improvement support, we risk leaving people from racially minoritised communities in homes that put their health and wellbeing at risk writes Nazia Azad, Centre for Ageing Better programme manager for Homes.
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A look at International Day of Older People 2025

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Pippa Mannerings
6 Nov 2025
5 min read
How communities across the UK celebrated the power of our social connections.
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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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110 million lost hours of volunteering by older people due to post-pandemic slump

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20 Oct 2025
5 min read
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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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

Action on ageing and health – led by data and insight

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Christine and Margaret's story: Intergenerational homeshare

In this interview, Christine discusses the benefits of living with Margaret and what they have learned from one another.

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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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Latest research from others

Digital Divides in Older People: Assessment of Digital Competencies and Proposals for Meaningful Inclusion
Fernádez-Piqueras, R., et al. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education
This study explores digital capability among older adults in Spain.
Telling it like it is: Experiences of Older People at End of Life 2025
Community Foundation Ireland
This Irish report examines the needs of older people and their families around end-of-life care.
Barriers and facilitators to accessing support for people affected by rare dementias who are from culturally, ethnically and linguistically diverse backgrounds
Volkmer, A., Jiang, J., and Harding, E., International Journal for Equity in Health
This study explores barriers and facilitators for people from culturally, ethnically, and linguistically diverse backgrounds in accessing diagnostic and post-diagnostic support for rare dementias in…

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