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UK Network of Age-friendly Communities 2022: A year in numbers

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Rebecca Lines
3 Jan 2023

Age-friendly Communities across the UK have been working hard this year to make where they live better places to grow old in. Here we reflect on another year of progress towards an Age-friendly UK.

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Why I’ll be glad to see the back of 2022

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Carole Easton
21 Dec 2022

While 2023 promises changes that will enable more of us to age better, there’s no doubt 2022 has been another tough year for many.

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Rumours of a ‘Great Unretirement’ are not just premature – they’re damaging

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Emily Andrews
19 Dec 2022

The latest data is challenging the myth that older workers are returning to the jobs market. And now is not the time for complacency.

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Number of renters in mid-life rises as home ownership moves further out of reach

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Centre for Ageing Better
15 Dec 2022

New data from the English Housing survey reveals that a growing number of adults approaching later life are living in privately rented accommodation.

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The right to adequate housing remains out-of-reach for people with disabilities

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Holly Holder
15 Dec 2022

A new Lords select committee report highlights how a shortage of adaptable, accessible and appropriate housing is failing millions of people in this country.

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Energy blackouts could lead to increase in serious falls in the home

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Centre for Ageing Better
14 Dec 2022

More than 600,000 older people will be at significant risk of harm from a potential energy blackout this winter due to the poor quality of their housing.

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When ageism is really ableism

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13 Dec 2022

Many people overlook how ageism overlaps with ableism. But both can cause individuals to be excluded, or exclude themselves, from society.

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Hundreds of thousands of older workers remain frozen out of the labour market 

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Centre for Ageing Better
13 Dec 2022

The latest ONS data shows that over 260,000 more workers aged 50-64 years old are economically inactive than before the pandemic. 

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Latest research from others

The policy drivers and socio-cultural attitudes contributing to the loneliness experienced by older residents in an underprivileged community in south Wales
Naughton-Doe, R., Social Policy and Society
This study explores the loneliness experienced by older adults living in a disadvantaged community in South Wales.
What is the relationship between older people's housing characteristics and their care needs?
Brimblecombe, N., Journal of Aging & Social Policy
This UK study examines the relationship between housing conditions and care needs.
The UK pensions framework: Red sky in the morning? Inequalities, savings gaps and the UK pension system
Pensions Policy Institute
The report explores challenges to the adequacy of UK pension system

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