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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

East Riding of Yorkshire Council - Putting the pledge into practice

Darren Stevens is Executive Director of Corporate Resources at East Riding of Yorkshire Council, which has signed the Age-friendly Employer Pledge.

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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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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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Latest research from others

Policies to help people manage defined contribution pension wealth through retirement
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This report, published in partnership with abrdn Financial Fairness Trust, explores what policies might help people manage their defined contribution pension wealth in later life.
The potential of single session intervention approaches to enhance the mental health and resilience of older adults, care partners, and healthcare systems
Bannon, S. M. et al., Frontiers in Public Health
This study examines the potential of single-session interventions (SSIs) to improve the mental health and resilience of older adults and their care partners.
Working lives with dementia
Fletcher, J., and Brown, O., Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology
This article examines how digitalisation can support older workers with dementia.

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