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Age-friendly Communities: A handbook of principles to guide local policy and action

Guide

Centre for Ageing Better

13 Feb 2025

This handbook outlines the key features of age-friendly communities in the UK, and gives examples of practices and policies that can be implemented at a local level.

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Online Version: Commissioning employment and skills provision for over 50s - A Commissioner Toolkit

Guide

Centre for Ageing Better

25 Sep 2024

A commissioner toolkit for working with 50+ jobseekers

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Redundancy Support for Over 50s

Guide

Centre for Ageing Better

3 Apr 2025

A guide for union reps engaging with both employers and with members over 50 who are experiencing redundancy.

Communication and information

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International Day of Older People – 1 October 2025

Toolkit

Centre for Ageing Better

3 Jul 2025

Join the UK Network of Age-friendly Communities in celebrating the power that social connections have in shaping our lives and communities, this International Day of Older People

Communication and information
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Measuring ageing: An introduction to the Ageing Better Measures Framework

Toolkit

Centre for Ageing Better

31 Jan 2019

This is a compendium of 63 measures, survey scales and their associated data sources looking at outcomes at the individual level related to ageing and later life.

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Age-friendly and inclusive volunteering grant programme

Report

Centre for Ageing Better

5 Jun 2020

In partnership with DCMS, we funded five projects to trial different ways of engaging and supporting older volunteers.

Social participation

How the mayoral elections might impact the long-awaited plan to make London age-friendly

Blog

Margit Physant

11 Apr 2024

On May 2, more than 6 million Londoners will go to the polls to elect a mayor and 25 London Assembly members.

Social participation

Case study: Ageing Well Ambassadors in Sunderland

Case Study

Centre for Ageing Better

7 Jan 2025

As Age-friendly Communities, places are actively involving older adults, ensuring they have a voice in shaping their environment and the services they use. This case study highlights how Sunderland City Council established a network of ‘ambassadors’ to help achieve these goals.

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