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Living in the poorest parts of England can cost you almost five years of your life

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Centre for Ageing Better
26 Mar 2025

Men living in the poorest areas of the country can expect to live 4.4 fewer years on average than those living in the wealthiest areas of England, our new analysis reveals.

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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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The postcode lottery of finding an accessible home

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Centre for Ageing Better
24 Jun 2025

New Centre for Ageing Better analysis reveals how few homes in the UK are fully accessible, and the huge regional variations with some residents' chances of finding an accessible home six times lower than others.

  • Homes
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More than two-thirds of the public think there’s no age limit to having fun at Glastonbury

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Centre for Ageing Better
23 Jun 2025

Around one in four members of the public (23%) think Glastonbury would be better if it had fewer people aged 50 and above attending, a new survey from anti-ageism campaign Age Without Limits reveals. 

  • Age-friendly Movement
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How Ageing Better is helping over 50s along the path to employment

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Elaine Smith
20 Jun 2025

Today is Employability Day 2025, an opportunity to highlight great work in the employment support sector that is improving access to work.

  • Work
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Inspiring and emotive: AWL Day sweeps across the nation

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Carole Easton
12 Jun 2025

Thousands of people across the country were moved to take actions big and small to celebrate ageing and challenge ageism on Age Without Limits Day.

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How will today’s spending announcement impact the country’s 50+ population?

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Centre for Ageing Better
11 Jun 2025

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has unveiled the contents of the UK's first multi-year spending review since 2021.

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Tourism, hospitality, leisure and retail employers tell us the benefits of being part of the Age-friendly Employer Pledge

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Tracy Riddell
23 May 2025

Ageing Better has hit another major landmark with the 500th employer committing to its Age-friendly Employer Pledge, says our Senior Programme Manager for Age-friendly Employment, Tracy Riddell.

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Latest research from others

The impact of work on cognition and physical disability: Evidence from English women
Banks, J et al., Labour Economics
This study examines the impact of delayed retirement on health and cognition among women aged 60–63 in England.
Lifestyle, environment and other major determinants of frailty in older adults: a population-based study from the UK Biobank
Hemadeh A. et al., Biogerontology
This UK study examines factors linked to frailty in adults aged 60 and over.
Can social prescribing reach patients most in need? Patterns of (in)equalities in referrals in a representative cohort of older adults in England
Fancourt D, and Steptoe A., Perspectives in Public Health
This study examines social prescribing for older adults in England.

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