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

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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.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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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

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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?

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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.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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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.

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Reflecting on five years of our Age-positive Image Library

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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

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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

Latest research from others

Revolving Door in Older Patients: An ORevolving Door in Older Patients: An Observational Study of Risk Assessment of Rehospitalization Using the BRASS Scalebservational Study of Risk Assessment of Rehospitalization Using the BRASS Scale
Ragusa, F., et al. Diseases
This Italian study examines rehospitalisation risk among older adults using the Blaylock Risk Assessment Screening (BRASS) Scale, a tool identifying patients at risk of complex discharge needs,…
The Ethics of the State Pension
Sachs-Cobbe, B., Philosophy Compass
This study examines the ethics of state pensions based on two types: one designed to provide a basic, fair level of income and one intended to guide people’s choices.
Digital Divides in Older People: Assessment of Digital Competencies and Proposals for Meaningful Inclusion
Fernádez-Piqueras, R., et al. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education
This study explores digital capability among older adults in Spain.

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