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Reflecting on five years of our Age-positive Image Library

Blog
23 Oct 2025
3 min read

Our Age-positive image library has been hitting milestone after milestone since launching, with our photos now having reached 500,000 downloads.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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110 million lost hours of volunteering by older people due to post-pandemic slump

News
20 Oct 2025
5 min read

Our latest State of Ageing chapter on Society reveals that the huge amount of volunteering carried out by people aged 50 and older has diminished compared to before the pandemic.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Century Milestone: Celebrating the growth of our UK Network of Age-friendly Communities

Blog
9 Oct 2025
5 min read

The UK Network of Age-friendly Communities has reached its 100th member milestone meaning it now covers a combined population of more than 31.5 million people.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Dorset's celebration of becoming the 100th Age-friendly Community

Dorset becomes the 100th Age-friendly Community

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9 Oct 2025
3 min read

Dorset Council has become the 100th place in the UK to become an Age-friendly Community.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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What the Renters' Rights Bill means for older renters

Blog
6 Oct 2025
3 min read

The Renters' Rights Bill aims to improve protections for renters in England's private rented sector. Today, on International Tenant's Day, our Programme Manager for Homes, Nazia Azad, discusses the impact it will have on older renters.

  • Homes
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Creating the right environment for life-giving social connections

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1 Oct 2025
4 min read

The first day of October is the United Nations International Day of Older People – a moment to raise awareness of the opportunities and challenges faced by ageing populations.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Retaining older workers vital to meeting government's house building and infrastructure drive

Blog
25 Sep 2025
4 min read

The construction industry is experiencing a skills and labour shortage with thousands more workers needed to help the government meet its house building and infrastructure ambitions.

  • Work
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What Disabled older workers want to see from employers

Blog
24 Sep 2025
3 min read

New research from the Centre for Ageing Better reveals Disabled older workers are more likely to feel their workplace is not inclusive, experience negative treatment when applying for jobs or promotions and have lower levels of job satisfaction than non-disabled people of the same age.

  • Work

Latest research from others

Older adults without care partners: a scoping review of their precarities, outcomes and interventions
Jones-Cobb, B., et al. Ageing & Society
This study examines the experiences of older adults without care partners.
Impact of Face-to-Face and Online Mindfulness-Based Public Health Interventions on Health-Related Quality of Life in Older People: A Comparative Study
Juraga, D., et al. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
This Croatian study evaluates the effects of face-to-face and online mindfulness interventions on older adults with chronic conditions.
The state of social justice: A work in progress
International Labour Organization
This US report examines global social justice.

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