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Too many homes don’t meet the needs of people in later life. We want everyone to be able to live in a safe and suitable home as they get older.

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Safe Homes Now Spotlight: Older people in poor-quality housing

Unsafe and poor-quality homes have serious health consequences for millions of people in Britain today.

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Fighting back against falls at home

Falls are the biggest causes of accidents in the home and place huge pressures on health services.

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Removing serious fall hazards from older people’s homes would save NHS £330m a year

New analysis conducted for the Centre for Ageing Better by built environment experts BRE reveals the huge financial repercussions to the NHS and society from falls in the home.

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Summer heatwaves threatening health of up to 3 million older people

Research from the Centre for Ageing Better shows that older people living in properties between 45 and 80 years old are most likely to experience the worst effects of heatwaves.

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Lessons from Greater Manchester: Supporting the development of age-friendly homes at a local level

Since its inception in 2016, the Greater Manchester Ageing Hub has been responsible for delivering on Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s (GMCA) ambition to be an age-friendly city region

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Next Steps: Building on solutions for the housing crisis affecting older People

In a previous Ageing Better blog, housing sector expert David Done detailed the wide-ranging implications of poor-quality housing on an ageing population.

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Making stories count: Using stories to show the impact of your home improvement services

This briefing shows how stories can help you to achieve change by bringing your work to life and show how your services can and do improve people's lives.

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Vital government raises pension credit take-up if it is to go through with winter fuel payments reform

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced yesterday that up to 10 million pensioners will no longer be eligible for winter fuel payments in a cost-cutting move.

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