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Older people demand their voices are heard at Downing Street as they call for a Commissioner

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Centre for Ageing Better
30 Apr 2024

Representatives from Ageing Better join campaigners and colleagues from three other organisations to hand in a petition calling for a Commissioner for Older People and Ageing in England.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Finding funds, fixing homes: the art of the possible

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Ploy Suthimai
29 Apr 2024

More than £2 billion in home improvement funding administered by local authorities for homeowners and landlords has been cut over the last decade, writes our Homes Innovation and Change Manager Ploy Suthimai

  • Homes
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Two women walking down the street

Five ways Age-friendly Communities are taking intergenerational approaches

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Rebecca Lines
26 Apr 2024

This week sees the start of Global Intergenerational Week, a campaign encouraging everyone to embrace intergenerational practice and relationships.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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An unsafe home

New Ageing Better campaign calls on government to halve number of unsafe homes within next decade to improve nation's health

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22 Apr 2024

Newly launched Safe Homes Now campaign with eight other charities says it is time to end the scandal of 8 million people living in dangerous homes that pose significant risk to inhabitants’ health.

  • Homes
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How the mayoral elections might impact the long-awaited plan to make London age-friendly

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Margit Physant
11 Apr 2024

On May 2, more than 6 million Londoners will go to the polls to elect a mayor and 25 London Assembly members.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Older woman caring for an older man

Significant progress: Ageing Better welcomes new worker rights on carer’s leave and flexible working

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10 Apr 2024

New legislation, which came into force over the weekend, has bolstered employee rights in the workplace.

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Two older women reading bills

Here’s why saving for a comfortable retirement is more difficult for women, Disabled people and people from minority ethnic backgrounds

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Aideen Young
3 Apr 2024

Our recent State of Ageing finance chapter details the staggering number of pensioners without savings or workplace/private pensions left to get by on the meagre state pension.

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Older woman outside with a dog

Startling new stats show nation’s health in decline and regional inequalities soaring

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26 Mar 2024

New ONS data reveals that where you live in the country can impact how long you can expect to live free of serious ill-health and injury by up to seven years.

  • Age-friendly Movement

Latest research from others

Cold homes in Wales: Is the satisfactory heating regime appropriate for health and well-being?
Public Health Wales NHS Trust and Bangor University
This report examines the Welsh Government's heating regime, focusing on the impact of cold homes on health and wellbeing.
Distributed agency in financial tasks of older people with long-term care needs
Pulkki et al., Ageing and Society
This study, conducted in two municipalities in Finland, explores how older people with long-term care needs manage financial task.
What is the relationship between older people's housing characteristics and their care needs?
Brimblecombe, N. et al., Journal of Aging & Social Policy
This study explores the links between housing conditions and care needs.

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