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What conference season reveals about parties’ plans for our ageing population

Blog
18 Oct 2023
4 min read

Ageing Better has been in attendance at the Conservative and Labour Party Conferences in Manchester and Liverpool over the last two weeks.

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Tackling ageism in our communities

Blog
13 Oct 2023

Earlier this year, Ageing Better launched a new interview series highlighting influential individuals challenging societal ageism.

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The dwindling support for home improvement: The five key points from our latest report

Blog
6 Oct 2023

Government support for home improvement has fallen alarmingly over the last decade, as detailed in our new Lost Opportunities report.

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Taxpayers pay more for annual maintenance of Houses of Parliament than rest of country’s homes combined

News
5 Oct 2023
4 min read

A new report, from the Centre for Ageing Better and the Healthier Housing Partnership, details for the first time the decline in government funding for home improvement support over the past decade.

  • Homes
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Essex becomes first university to sign national pledge supporting older workers

News
29 Sep 2023

The University of Essex has become the first university in the country to sign the Age-friendly Employer Pledge, recognising the value of workers over 50.

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Many ways to celebrate International Day of Older Persons in 2023

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29 Sep 2023
4 min read

The first of October is an important date in the Ageing Better calendar as we come together to mark International Day of Older Persons.

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Improving homes in Lincolnshire

Blog
27 Sep 2023

Residents in Lincolnshire want to reduce their energy costs, have concerns about the costs of home repairs and don’t know how to find trusted tradespeople.

  • Homes
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More than a quarter of a million climate change-linked deaths in England and Wales, new research finds

News
22 Sep 2023
2 min read

New Office for National Statistics reveals huge numbers of deaths because of extreme heat or cold since 1988.

  • Homes

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