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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

The 'neighbourhood arts centre without walls'

RivelinCo is a ‘neighbourhood arts centre without walls’ based in Hillsborough, Sheffield, organising cultural activities for and with the community. Events take place in parks, community centres, high streets, car parks, empty shops, etc. – anywhere non-traditional!  

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Department for Work and Pensions: Empowering the over 50s

Louise Berry, a 50 Plus Champion for Cheshire, explains how she helps older workers find their way back into the labour market.

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Case Study: Age-friendliness in the Blood

Show you recognise the value of older workers by signing up to our Age-friendly Employer Pledge.

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Latest research from others

Older adults without care partners: a scoping review of their precarities, outcomes and interventions
Jones-Cobb, B., et al. Ageing & Society
This study examines the experiences of older adults without care partners.
The Neighbours of Intergenerational Housing: The Institutional Construction of Elevated Neighbour Relations in Student-Senior Housing Projects
Hill. S.W., and Izuharab, M., Housing, Theory and Society
This article examines intergenerational student-senior housing in Europe and North America, which aims to reduce social isolation among older adults and address student housing affordability.
Tackling Loneliness with Transport Fund evaluation
National Centre for Social Research
This report examines how the Tackling Loneliness with Transport Fund programme, part of the UK’s Loneliness Strategy, was designed and run.

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