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Rebuilding trust, redesigning services: Moving toward anti-racist models of home improvement

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21 Nov 2025
5 min read

Without more inclusive home improvement support, we risk leaving people from racially minoritised communities in homes that put their health and wellbeing at risk writes Nazia Azad, Centre for Ageing Better programme manager for Homes.

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Government must act now to prevent a growing housing crisis for older people

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18 Nov 2025
4 min read

Forward planning: A vision of ageing at home, released today by the Fabian Society and co-produced with the Centre for Ageing Better, is calling on the government to act now to prevent a crisis for older people unable to access and live in good quality homes.

  • Homes
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Latest Labour market stats show need for action in Budget to close employment age gap

News
11 Nov 2025
2 min read

New Labour Market stats reveal that people over 50 are the most likely to be in long-term unemployment.

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A look at International Day of Older People 2025

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6 Nov 2025
5 min read

How communities across the UK celebrated the power of our social connections.

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Ageing Better's response to the Keep Britain Working Review

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5 Nov 2025
2 min read

It is vital that employers and the government do more to increase the recruitment, retention and return to work of Disabled people and people with long-term health conditions.

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Build Baby Build, but don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater

Blog
31 Oct 2025
4 min read

In the rush to build homes, we need to ensure those homes are safe, accessible and adaptable, writes Millie Brown, deputy director for homes.

  • Homes
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How can we support greater physical activity in an ageing society?

Blog
29 Oct 2025
4 min read

Our Chief Executive, Dr Carole Easton OBE, appeared before the Parliamentary Health and Social Care Committee today to discuss physical activity in an ageing society.

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Pledge Connections 25: Reflecting on past, present and future of Age-friendly Employment

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24 Oct 2025
3 min read

Pledge Connections is our annual in-person event where Age-friendly Employers have the opportunity to network, share age-friendly practises, as well as hearing from us about the future vision of work for older workers.

  • Work

Latest research from others

Social inequalities in the use of formal and informal home care in older women: evidence from a large UK cohort study
Quinn, M., Shepperd, S., and Floud, S., Age and Ageing
This UK study examines how education and deprivation affect older women’s social care use.
Stress and emotional wellbeing among LGBT older adults: a moderated mediation model for social network size, composition, and perceived social support
Prasad, A., et al. The Gerontologist
This US study examines social support, stress, and emotional wellbeing among LGBT adults aged 50+.
The State of Health and Care of Older People in England 2025
Age UK
This report assesses the health and care needs of older people in England and highlights systemic challenges across services.

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