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The unjust postcode lottery in energy efficient homes revealed in new data

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Centre for Ageing Better
1 Nov 2023

New ONS data reveals residents in some parts of the country are six times more likely to live in a home with poor energy efficiency than elsewhere.

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Black History Month 2023 – Census data shines a new light on the Windrush generation

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Sarah Wilkinson
31 Oct 2023

As Black History Month draws to a close, our Evidence Manager Sarah Wilkinson, provides new insights into the lives of the Black Caribbean community using Census 2021 data.

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Almost one million more workers aged 65 and above since the millennium, new analysis reveals

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Centre for Ageing Better
30 Oct 2023

Ageing Better’s new analysis of the latest ONS Labour Market data reveals that the employment rate of those aged 65 and above has doubled over the past quarter of a century.

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We need a paradigm shift in the way we look at ageing

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Jo Gideon
27 Oct 2023

MP Jo Gideon says that a major cultural transformation is needed if we want to challenge the negative perceptions of older workers and recognise their potential and contributions.

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Tackling ageism: The transformative power of intergenerational connection

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Charlotte Miller
23 Oct 2023

Britain is a country with a growing ageing population and yet has high levels of ageism. A new organisation is helping to tackle that. 

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What conference season reveals about parties’ plans for our ageing population

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Christos Tuton
18 Oct 2023

Ageing Better has been in attendance at the Conservative and Labour Party Conferences in Manchester and Liverpool over the last two weeks.

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Tackling ageism in our communities

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Paul McGarry
13 Oct 2023

Earlier this year, Ageing Better launched a new interview series highlighting influential individuals challenging societal ageism.

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The dwindling support for home improvement: The five key points from our latest report

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Dr Richard Turkington
6 Oct 2023

Government support for home improvement has fallen alarmingly over the last decade, as detailed in our new Lost Opportunities report.

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Latest research from others

Advancing Age-friendly Cities and Communities. The crucial role of leadership
McGarry, P. et al., University of Manchester
25 Jun 2024
This guide from the Greater Manchester Ageing Hub brings together insights from age-friendly leaders on the role of leadership in driving age-friendly initiatives.
Subjective social status across the past, present, and future: status trajectories of older adults
Kuball, T. and Jahn, G., European Journal of Ageing
23 May 2024
This paper outlines older adult’s views of their own subjective social status at a number of time points across the life course from 10 years past to 10 years into the future, using survey data from…
Keys to the future: Projecting housing tenure and poverty rates in later life
Independent Age
11 Jun 2024
This report explores the housing challenges and aspirations of older people living in the UK.

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