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50 years of progress against pensioner poverty under threat, warns new State of Ageing report

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Centre for Ageing Better
21 Nov 2023

Today we launch our fourth annual State of Ageing report which brings together realms of data and analysis to paint a detailed picture of our ageing population and how it is changing.

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One in five older people living in a home which could make them sicker this winter

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Centre for Ageing Better
30 Dec 2024

New data from Ageing Better reveals the scale of the country’s poor quality housing crisis and the widespread impact it is having on the nation’s health.

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More than 2.5 million pensioners losing their Winter Fuel Payments have incomes below levels needed for a dignified life

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Centre for Ageing Better
20 Dec 2024

New analysis from the Centre for Ageing Better reveals that millions of pensioners on very low incomes will have to make do without a Winter Fuel Payment this year.

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Major decisions about pensions need to be delayed pending a thorough review

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Centre for Ageing Better
18 Dec 2024

Dr Carole Easton OBE warns of risking rise in pensioner poverty if further pension reforms are rushed through at the Work and Pensions Committee in Parliament this morning.

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Health inequalities in older age between richest and poorest are widening

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Centre for Ageing Better
17 Dec 2024

New figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) highlight growing inequality in healthy life expectancies between regions and more local areas.

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New Year resolutions to make a more age-friendly world

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16 Dec 2024

As 2024 draws to a close, we turn our attention to the new year and the good intentions for 2025.

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Crucial that older people’s commissioner has sufficient powers, Ageing Better CEO tells parliamentary committee

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Centre for Ageing Better
12 Dec 2024

Dr Carole Easton OBE was speaking at the Women and Equalities Committee in Parliament yesterday afternoon.

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Investing to support people with health conditions and improving their wellbeing and financial security

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Holly Holder
12 Dec 2024

One of the government’s first acts on taking the keys to Downing Street was the removal of Winter Fuel Payments for all pensioners.

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Neil Vowles
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As Media Manager, Neil is responsible for growing Ageing Better’s profile and relationships across national, regional, trade and broadcast media.
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Steve is responsible for supporting the communications teams in raising Ageing Better’s profile and relationships across national, regional, trade and broadcast media.

Latest research from others

Our Future Homes: Housing that promotes wellbeing and community for an ageing population
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and Department of Health and Social Care
This report examines housing for older people in England, focusing on those in the lower to middle affluence market.
The experienced age-friendliness in two Polish cities: An in-depth analysis of the views of older citizens
Perek-Białas, J. et al., Habitat International
This study examines how older people in two Polish cities evaluate age-friendliness of where they live.
Experiences and views of older adults of South Asian, Black African, and Caribbean backgrounds about the digitalization of primary care services since the COVID-19 Pandemic
Ahmed, N., et al., JMIR Formative Research
This study explores minority ethnic older people’s experiences of digitalised primary care services.

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