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How ageism shapes the design of our communities

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Natalie Turner
8 Apr 2025

A new parliamentary report states that ageism is “widespread and culturally embedded” in the UK.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Unequal opportunity: How your postcode impacts your chances of working into your 50s and 60s

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Centre for Ageing Better
25 Mar 2025

There are more than three times as many 50-64-year-olds in work in the South East of England compared to the North East, our new analysis reveals.

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The UK is “headed in the wrong direction” for older workers with ill-health

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Elena Boninsegni
6 Mar 2025

The likelihood of being out of work due to ill-health is on the rise in the UK while falling elsewhere in Europe.

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Tackling poor-quality housing faced by England’s older minority ethnic communities

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Nazia Azad
4 Mar 2025

People from minority ethnic communities are more likely to be living in poor-quality homes. We need to improve their access to support, writes Nazia Azad from the Centre for Ageing Better.

  • Homes
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Alongside the government’s ‘Build Baby Build’ mantra, Britain’s housing crisis needs ‘Fix Baby Fix’

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Dan Goss
28 Feb 2025

Two in five UK households have a need for home improvements but face barriers to delivering them.

  • Homes
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Network of one-stop shops for home improvement would not cost government a penny to end tragedy of poor-quality homes

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Centre for Ageing Better
25 Feb 2025

The country is in the midst of a poor quality housing crisis and lacks effective solutions to tackle it.

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

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Kwajo Tweneboa
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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Charlotte Lewis
20 Feb 2025

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 Movement

Latest research from others

Living better with dementia through care and support: it’s not rocket science
International Longevity Centre UK
This resource examines what a holistic primary care pathway for living well with dementia in the UK looks like.
Barriers and facilitators to implementation of mental capacity legislation in care homes for older adults in the United Kingdom
Stokes, L. et al., Age and Ageing
This study examines barriers and facilitators to implementing mental capacity legislation in UK care homes for older adults.
Room for improvement: The experiences of people from Black, Asian and minoritised ethnic backgrounds accessing home improvement support
Centre for Ageing Better
This project briefing examines housing support and home improvements for minority ethnic people in England.

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