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Ageing Better responds to proposals to accelerate raising of the state pension age

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Centre for Ageing Better
25 Jan 2023

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s team has examined bringing forward a planned rise in the pensionable age 68 by more than a decade.

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Latest labour market data shows government right to prioritise tackling economic inactivity in older workers

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Centre for Ageing Better - Creative Venue - UKRI
17 Jan 2023

New ONS stats shows the labour market appearing to cool with only a small drop in the number of economically inactive older workers.

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Older workers are on the political radar like never before

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Luke Price
13 Jan 2023

We've seen the Prime Minister and others proposing significant policy interventions to encourage older workers back into employment. Now it's time to improve employment support.

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We need to stop blaming older homeowners for the failures of housing policy

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Carole Easton
12 Jan 2023

Media interest this week has once again focussed on the need for more older people to downsize from homes they are using “inefficiently”.

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More than 50 employers sign up to new Age-friendly Employer Pledge within first month of scheme launching

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Centre for Ageing Better
11 Jan 2023

Ageing Better launched the Age-friendly Employer Pledge in November to support employers who recognise the importance of older workers in boosting productivity and filling key skills gaps.

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Age-positive image library

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Centre for Ageing Better
7 Jan 2023

Photos in the image library, which depict older people in non-stereotypical ways, are available to download for free.

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How does the Prime Minister plan to encourage more older workers out of early retirement?

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Kim Chaplain
6 Jan 2023

Rishi Sunak has reportedly announced plans to use a revamped mid-life MOT scheme to encourage more older people out of early retirement and back into work.

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Older workers hold key for third of UK firms currently experiencing worker shortages

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Centre for Ageing Better
5 Jan 2023

The Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) latest fortnightly business impact survey shows that 32% of businesses, with 10 or more employees, said they were short of staff.

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Latest research from others

Multimorbidity and risk of adverse outcomes in the Hertfordshire cohort study: does sex matter?
Westbury L.D., et al., Aging Clinical and Experimental Research
This study examines whether taking medication for multiple health conditions increases the risk of hospital admissions in older adults.
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.
An adequate income in later life: How do we achieve this for people who rely on the State Pension?
Independent Age
This briefing examines the adequacy of income for those relying on the State Pension in the UK.

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