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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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An Age-friendly initiative has launched in Bournemouth town centre with a microgrant scheme for local businesses

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Centre for Ageing Better
24 Apr 2025

It aims to make Bournemouth town centre more welcoming to older people alongside a microgrant scheme to help businesses make age-friendly improvements.

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Recruiting older workers can fill gaps in the labour market 

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Tracy Riddell
23 Apr 2025

The hospitality, travel and leisure sectors offer positive employment opportunities for workers over 50, but those sectors are not always capitalising on this pool of older talent.

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Centre for Ageing Better to host UKRI research Fellow

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Centre for Ageing Better
23 Apr 2025

The Centre for Ageing Better has been selected to host a UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Fellow, whose remit will be to improve policy and decision making on healthy ageing.

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Latest Labour Market stats show government needs to show greater ambitions for older workers

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Centre for Ageing Better
15 Apr 2025

The Centre for Ageing Better is part of a group of organisations is calling on the government to be more proactive in getting more older people into work if it wants to meet its manifesto pledges around economic growth.

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Understanding differing experiences of ageing

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Stephen James
9 Apr 2025

The week before last, Ageing Better were among a partnership of organisations that delivered The Age-Friendly Futures Summit in Manchester, bringing together around 250 leaders, policymakers, practitioners and researchers from the UK and around the globe.

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How ageism shapes the design of our communities

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Natalie Turner
8 Apr 2025

A new parliamentary report states that ageism is “widespread and culturally embedded” in the UK.

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Latest research from others

Non-pharmacological interventions for the treatment of depression in mid-to-older age minority ethnic populations
Akhtar, A., et al., International Journal of Mental Health
This review maps international evidence on non-pharmacological interventions for depression in older minority ethnic populations.
Jumping through hoops: Reducing the complexity of the social security system for older people
Independent Age
This report examines the challenges older people face navigating the UK social security system.
Safe Homes Now Spotlight: Black and Minority Ethnic Communities
Centre for Ageing Better, Runnymede, Race Equality Foundation
This briefing examines the disproportionate impact of poor-quality homes on Black and minority ethnic communities in the UK.

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