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Employers urged to talk to staff about retirement plans as changes to state pension take effect

News
6 Dec 2018

As working lives and retirement patterns change, employers need to talk more openly with their staff about retirement to help them prepare for this major life transition.

  • Work
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Let’s celebrate local community volunteers

Blog
5 Dec 2018

International Volunteers Day is a great opportunity to celebrate the diverse contributions people make in their community.

  • Ageism & Inequalities
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Learning from and sharing approaches to building age-friendly communities

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29 Nov 2018
2 min read

Leeds welcomed the Portuguese Aga Khan Foundation as part of their week-long study visit to the UK.

  • Age-friendly Communities
  • Ageism & Inequalities
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Using creativity to improve health and wellbeing in later life

Blog
29 Nov 2018
3 min read

An age-friendly cultural exchange in the Netherlands took place, where successes and challenges were shared by colleagues and cultural visits were had.

  • Ageism & Inequalities
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An open letter to the Home Builders Federation

News
28 Nov 2018

An open letter to the Home Builders Federation, which has raised objections against local councils wanting to build accessible new homes.

  • Homes
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Charities risk running out of volunteers

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21 Nov 2018

Volunteering needs to be flexible enough to fit around changes to people’s lives, like ill health, bereavement or the need to care for loved ones.

  • Ageism & Inequalities
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Lower paid over-50s the most pessimistic about ageing, new analysis shows

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20 Nov 2018

People in lower-paid jobs and those who are unemployed are more likely to feel negative about ageing than their higher-paid peers.

  • Ageism & Inequalities
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We need to think carefully about pensions support for self-employed workers

Blog
19 Nov 2018

Self-employed people can face different challenges to the employed worker, from fluctuating income due, ill-health or the need to invest to grow – all of which can make it difficult to plan their savings.

  • Ageism & Inequalities

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Neil
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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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