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If we transform housing, we can also transform the quality of life for those immediately affected

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David Done
10 Jul 2024

Poor-quality housing can have a negative impact on us as we grow older, and more of us are affected by this complex problem due to an increasingly ageing population.

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Being age-friendly makes perfect sense for businesses – and the customers they serve

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Rebecca Bayliss
3 Jul 2024

Being age-friendly makes perfect sense for businesses – and the customers they serve.

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How local authorities can support older people’s substantial contribution to local communities

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Natalie Turner
27 Jun 2024

This article first appeared in the Municipal Journal on 20 June. Local government faces unprecedented funding challenges, presenting difficult decisions on where to make savings. This can lead to an increase reliance on digital solutions and cuts to community resources.

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Campaigners warn more than 6.5 million people could still be stuck in dangerous homes by end of next parliament

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26 Jun 2024

New Centre for Ageing Better analysis is warning the manifesto pledges by the country’s two largest political parties will have limited impact on the country’s poor quality housing crisis.

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How the nation’s housing crisis is contributing to poverty amongst older people

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Aideen Young
21 Jun 2024

Many older renters and owner occupiers are both finding that rising housing costs are pulling them into poverty.

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Reform needed to stop unpaid carers paying the price for their vital role

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Aideen Young
10 Jun 2024

Unpaid carers’ reward for providing a secondary National Health Service is to be left substantially worse-off in employment and in retirement.

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Closing employment gap for older workers would generate £9 billion a year for economy

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10 Jun 2024

Older workers currently get poorer opportunities and outcomes when it comes to finding work, receiving employment support, facing redundancy or receiving training.

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“Awful. Panicky”: How work-related inequalities are impacting older women’s hopes for their futures

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6 Jun 2024

Gender, ethnicity and caring responsibilities can all impact working lives and heighten the risk of financial insecurity in later life.

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Latest research from others

High streets, ageing and well-being
Brunelli, L. et al., Journal of Urban Design
This paper explores what features of local high streets support older people’s well-being.
Policies to help people manage defined contribution pension wealth through retirement
Institute for Fiscal Studies
This report, published in partnership with abrdn Financial Fairness Trust, explores what policies might help people manage their defined contribution pension wealth in later life.
Life-course socioeconomic inequalities, social mobility and healthy aging in older adults
Huang Z. et al., Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
This study examines how socioeconomic status at different life stages affects healthy ageing in the USA, UK, Europe, China, and Japan.

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