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How can Mayoral Combined Authorities make ageing better?

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13 Mar 2023

Mayors and Combined Authorities have the potential to play a big part in better ageing. This is what some of them are doing.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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We must tackle ageism if we want to achieve gender equality

Blog
8 Mar 2023

For International Women’s Day, we look at how gender stereotypes, discrimination and bias all become more damaging and detrimental for women as they get older.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Chancellor must act to help alleviate misery and mental strain of energy costs

News
27 Feb 2023

The significant lowering of the energy price cap gives the Chancellor greater financial flexibility to protect under-strain households from a rise in energy costs this spring.

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The Spring Budget could be a spark to get over 50s back in the workplace

Blog
22 Feb 2023

We take a look at four key policies that have been suggested to tackle economic inactivity among older workers.

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Don’t write off the older workers who would return to work but for lack of opportunities and support

News
21 Feb 2023

A new report from the Resolution Foundation has questioned whether government ambitions to encourage more older people to 'unretire' and return to work will be effective.

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Times are hard for all generations

Blog
17 Feb 2023

As the economic gloom continues, some argue that intergenerational inequalities lie at the heart of the problem.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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New study shows “ageist” British film industry casts out older characters

News
16 Feb 2023

Our study shows older characters are underrepresented in British films, with only one in ten older characters involved in major plotline.

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Labour market data shows need for government support for older workers in Spring Budget

News
14 Feb 2023

The latest ONS labour market data shows that economic inactivity among older workers remains above pre-pandemic levels.

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Latest research from others

Ageist attitudes are already evident in pre- and early-school children
Jacquet, J., et al., British Journal of Developmental Psychology
This study explores children’s attitudes toward older people.
Ageing in the North
Northern Health Science Alliance
This report examines disparities in the ageing process between the North and South of England.
Access to communication support for community-dwelling people with dementia
Hockley, A. et al., Age and Ageing
This study explores the communication needs of individuals living with dementia in the UK.

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