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Closing employment gap for older workers would generate £9 billion a year for economy

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10 Jun 2024

Older workers currently get poorer opportunities and outcomes when it comes to finding work, receiving employment support, facing redundancy or receiving training.

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“Awful. Panicky”: How work-related inequalities are impacting older women’s hopes for their futures

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6 Jun 2024

Gender, ethnicity and caring responsibilities can all impact working lives and heighten the risk of financial insecurity in later life.

  • Work
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Political parties urged to include commitment to Commissioner for Older People and Ageing in election manifestoes

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29 May 2024

Four leading older people's organisations are calling on political parties to commit to the creation of a Commissioner for Older People and Ageing during campaigning for the General Election.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Fixing England’s dangerous homes would deliver more than £1.5 billion in annual health and social care savings

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20 May 2024

New analysis reveals how poor quality housing is incurring huge costs and pressures on the NHS and social care.

  • Homes
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It is time to act on the silent scandal of nearly 4 million dangerous homes

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Carole Easton
16 May 2024

We urgently need a national strategy to tackle the poor quality of the country’s homes, writes our Chief Executive Dr Carole Easton OBE.

  • Homes
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The enormous contributions older people make to society – and the barriers holding them back

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Sarah Wilkinson
9 May 2024

Older people’s contributions to their communities are invaluable - they matter for the wellbeing of older people and their families, as well as for their neighbourhoods.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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A group of older people walking by a canal

Being poor, disabled or from a minority ethnic background significantly increases risk of ageism, new study finds

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Centre for Ageing Better
9 May 2024

The Centre for Ageing Better’s new State of Ageing 2023/24 chapter on Society reveals that being poor or disabled can increase the chances of someone becoming the victim of ageism four-fold.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Five people on the beachThe winning photo of North Norfolk’s Age Positive Photography Competition. ’Red Hat Ladies’ by Sally Redgrave.

How Age-friendly Communities celebrated the Age Without Limits Action Day 2024

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Ellen Denley
8 May 2024

The first Age Without Limits Action Day brought together an array of events and activities helping to change perceptions about ageing.

  • Age-friendly Movement

Latest research from others

Public Spaces for Older People: A Review of the Relationship between Public Space to Quality of Life
Younes, S., R., Marques, B., and McIntosh, J., Sustainability
28 May 2024
This paper examines the relationship between public spaces and older people’s quality of life.
Facts and figures about digital inclusion and older people
Age UK
1 Jun 2024
This report highlights trends in internet usage among older adults in the UK.
Public Health Impacts of Heat
House of Commons Library
23 May 2024
This report discusses the increasing frequency, duration, and intensity of extreme heat in the UK, and it’s impacts on vulnerable populations (including older people).

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