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Why it's time to invest in our homes

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6 Apr 2022

The scrapping of VAT on home energy efficiency in the recent Spring Budget Statement is a welcome move – but it doesn’t go far enough.

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Ageing Better and NCVO partner on age-friendly inclusive volunteering

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5 Apr 2022

We're partnering with the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) to help increase age-friendly inclusive volunteering in England.

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Age-friendly volunteering emerging from the pandemic

Blog
5 Apr 2022

Formal volunteering shifted in different ways among age groups throughout the pandemic, with informal volunteering rising considerably.

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Creating an age-friendly recovery

Blog
1 Apr 2022

Age-friendly cities and communities were well-placed to respond to the pandemic. Encouraging communities to join the Network is more important than ever before.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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The hidden secret behind avoidable deaths

Blog
31 Mar 2022

Omitting over 75s in preventable death statistics has worrying implications for the value we place on older people’s lives.

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New images showing older and Disabled people getting active released

News
31 Mar 2022

The photographs – which depict older and Disabled people in non-stereotypical, positive and authentic ways – are available for download and free to use.

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Spring Statement fails to alleviate concerns regarding rising pensioner poverty

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24 Mar 2022

Last year the number of pensioners living in poverty rose by 200,000 – and higher costs of living and energy prices will only further exacerbate the massive wealth inequalities we already see among older people.

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Confronting ageism, one bucket list adventure at a time

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23 Mar 2022

It’s clear we need a multi-generational approach to combating ageism, and it must start in the communities around us.

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