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Unequal opportunity: How your postcode impacts your chances of working into your 50s and 60s

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25 Mar 2025

There are more than three times as many 50-64-year-olds in work in the South East of England compared to the North East, 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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24 Mar 2025
5 min read

Older people’s health, employment and community connection have failed to recover since the pandemic, our new analysis reveals.

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The UK is “headed in the wrong direction” for older workers with ill-health

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6 Mar 2025
5 min read

The likelihood of being out of work due to ill-health is on the rise in the UK while falling elsewhere in Europe.

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Tackling poor-quality housing faced by England’s older minority ethnic communities

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4 Mar 2025
3 min read

People from minority ethnic communities are more likely to be living in poor-quality homes. We need to improve their access to support, writes Nazia Azad from the Centre for Ageing Better.

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Alongside the government’s ‘Build Baby Build’ mantra, Britain’s housing crisis needs ‘Fix Baby Fix’

Blog
28 Feb 2025

Two in five UK households have a need for home improvements but face barriers to delivering them.

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Network of one-stop shops for home improvement would not cost government a penny to end tragedy of poor-quality homes

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25 Feb 2025

The country is in the midst of a poor quality housing crisis and lacks effective solutions to tackle it.

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People should not have to live like this: Time to end the poor-quality housing crisis

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24 Feb 2025

Housing activist Kwajo Tweneboa has seen some of the most horrific living conditions faced by tenants across the UK in his years of social justice campaigning.

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Five impacts Age-friendly Communities are having on older people

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20 Feb 2025

The newly published Age-friendly Communities Impact Report shows how the UK Network, made up of more than 90 communities and representing more than 4,000 local partners, is having a significant impact on the lives of older people living in their local areas

  • Age-friendly Movement

Latest research from others

Contrasting Paths to Longevity: How Personal and Generalized Views on Aging Differentially Predict Mortality
De Paula Couto, M., et al., Psychology and Aging
This German study explores how personal and general views on ageing influence mortality risk.
How do people already out of employment fare when the state pension age rises?
Institute for Fiscal Studies
This UK report examines the impact of rising state pension age (SPA) on those not in paid work beforehand.
The final report of the Poverty Strategy Commission
Poverty strategy commission
This report examines strategies to reduce poverty in the UK.

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