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Five reasons why England needs a Commissioner for Older People and Ageing

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Carole Easton
5 Apr 2023

The uncertainty around lifting the state pension age to 68 has again highlighted the need for better long-term planning for our ageing population.

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Extremely short-sighted to drop £300 million housing funding amongst wider social care cuts

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4 Apr 2023

The government has confirmed that funding to integrate housing into local health and care strategies has fallen victim to budget cuts.

  • Homes
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Age-friendly Communities helping to ensure every vote counts under new ID rules

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Rebecca Lines
4 Apr 2023

New rules for taking part in elections in England mean voters must show identification when they go to their polling station for local elections in May.

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Are older workers any better off following the back-to-work budget?

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Luke Price
31 Mar 2023

The recent budget has been billed both a back to work budget for the over 50s and a budget for the rich.

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Conditions not met for further acceleration of state pension age increases

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30 Mar 2023

The government has announced that a mooted acceleration in the state pension age increase to 68 from 2037 will not be brought forward.

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New funding for energy efficiency in the home disappointingly absent from government’s new net zero plan

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30 Mar 2023

The government has unveiled a new 1,000-page net zero plan featuring dozens of measures aimed at reducing the country’s carbon emissions.

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Only one month until photography competition challenging old-age stereotypes closes

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Centre for Ageing Better
30 Mar 2023

Photographers have one month left to enter the competition run by the Centre for Ageing Better and content licensing platform Alamy to create more age-friendly images.

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What I learned from working with Ageing Better on their first group coaching prototype

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Alison Hughes
28 Mar 2023

Ageing Better’s new scheme to help older workers bounce back from the shock of redundancy provides something different from existing models of support.

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Latest research from others

Ageism and sexism in films with older people as the lead | International Journal of Ageing and Later Life
Chonody, J. et al., International Journal of Ageing and Later Life
This study explores ageism and sexism in the portrayal of older lead characters in US and UK films.
Equality of opportunity for timely dementia diagnosis (EQUATED): a qualitative study of how people from minoritised ethnic groups experience the early symptoms of dementia and seek help
Carter C. et al, Age and Ageing
This study explores pathways to dementia diagnoses in an ethnically diverse, urban area of the UK.
Older people’s housing preferences
Ipsos and the Housing Learning and Improvement Network (LIN)
This report examines the housing circumstances and preferences of older adults in the UK.

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