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People should not have to live like this: Time to end the poor-quality housing crisis

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24 Feb 2025

Housing activist Kwajo Tweneboa has seen some of the most horrific living conditions faced by tenants across the UK in his years of social justice campaigning.

  • Homes
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Five impacts Age-friendly Communities are having on older people

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20 Feb 2025
4 min read

The newly published Age-friendly Communities Impact Report shows how the UK Network, made up of more than 90 communities and representing more than 4,000 local partners, is having a significant impact on the lives of older people living in their local areas

  • Age-friendly Communities
  • Ageism & Inequalities
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Ageing Better welcomes Committee’s recommendations to tackle ageism

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19 Feb 2025

Ageing Better warmly welcomes the findings from the House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) recommending a range of steps to strengthen the rights of older people.

  • Ageism & Inequalities
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New Age Without Limits research finds how ageism can impact older people's enjoyment of Taylor Swift

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28 Jan 2025
7 min read

New research to mark the first anniversary of our anti-ageism campaign reveals ageist attitudes about what people over 50 should wear, how much they should exercise and even what music they should listen to.

  • Ageism & Inequalities
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Persistent ageist myths revealed as Age Without Limits campaign moves into second year

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27 Jan 2025
6 min read

Our Age Without Limits anti-ageism campaign enters its second year and is calling on everybody to notice, challenge and change the country’s negative attitudes towards ageing and older people.

  • Ageism & Inequalities
  • Work
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Reflecting on one year of the Age-friendly Employer Pledge

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14 Jan 2025

Grace French, Director and Head of Culture, Stand talks about why they signed the Age-friendly Employer Pledge.

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One in five older people living in a home which could make them sicker this winter

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30 Dec 2024

New data from Ageing Better reveals the scale of the country’s poor quality housing crisis and the widespread impact it is having on the nation’s health.

  • Homes
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More than 2.5 million pensioners losing their Winter Fuel Payments have incomes below levels needed for a dignified life

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20 Dec 2024
4 min read

New analysis from the Centre for Ageing Better reveals that millions of pensioners on very low incomes will have to make do without a Winter Fuel Payment this year.

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As Media Manager, Neil is responsible for growing Ageing Better’s profile and relationships across national, regional, trade and broadcast media.
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Steve is responsible for supporting the communications teams in raising Ageing Better’s profile and relationships across national, regional, trade and broadcast media.

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