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The postcode lottery of finding an accessible home

News
24 Jun 2025
5 min read

New Centre for Ageing Better analysis reveals how few homes in the UK are fully accessible, and the huge regional variations with some residents' chances of finding an accessible home six times lower than others.

  • Homes
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More than two-thirds of the public think there’s no age limit to having fun at Glastonbury

News
23 Jun 2025
5 min read

Around one in four members of the public (23%) think Glastonbury would be better if it had fewer people aged 50 and above attending, a new survey from anti-ageism campaign Age Without Limits reveals. 

  • Age-friendly Movement
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How Ageing Better is helping over 50s along the path to employment

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20 Jun 2025
4 min read

Today is Employability Day 2025, an opportunity to highlight great work in the employment support sector that is improving access to work.

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Inspiring and emotive: AWL Day sweeps across the nation

Blog
12 Jun 2025

Thousands of people across the country were moved to take actions big and small to celebrate ageing and challenge ageism on Age Without Limits Day.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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How will today’s spending announcement impact the country’s 50+ population?

News
11 Jun 2025

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has unveiled the contents of the UK's first multi-year spending review since 2021.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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  • Homes
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Tourism, hospitality, leisure and retail employers tell us the benefits of being part of the Age-friendly Employer Pledge

Blog
23 May 2025

Ageing Better has hit another major landmark with the 500th employer committing to its Age-friendly Employer Pledge, says our Senior Programme Manager for Age-friendly Employment, Tracy Riddell.

  • Work
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Improving the quality of homes – finding shared goals and a common drive across the county

Blog
23 May 2025

The Good Home Network brings together local authorities to make connections, share challenges and drive change to improve the quality of homes. The Network is delighted be able to support members to visit other member areas to learn from each other.

  • Homes
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Building Age-friendly Communities in a rural context

Blog
22 May 2025

Older people living in rural and coastal areas can face challenges in staying connected, accessing health and care services, and accessing the right housing, writes our Learning Officer for the UK Network of Age-friendly Communities, Pippa Mannerings.

  • Age-friendly Movement

Latest research from others

How racism shapes loneliness in three UK Asian communities
Joshi, M., Finney, N., and Hale, J.M., Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
This study explores racism, social capital, and loneliness among Chinese, Indian, and Pakistani communities in Britain.
Exploring facilitators and barriers to older adults’ continued engagement in leisure activities
Niechcial, M.A. et al., Educational Gerontology
This study examines the facilitators and barriers affecting older adults’ engagement in leisure activities.
Understanding the relationship between driving cessation and depressive symptomology in older adults
Carpenter, J., Koppel, S., and Bennett, J.M., Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour
This review synthesises evidence on the relationship between driving cessation and depression in older adults.

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