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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.

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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.

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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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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.

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People visiting the Age Without Limits exhibition in Central London

Celebrating Age Without Limits’ first national Action Day

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Carole Easton
22 Mar 2024

Wednesday 20 March 2024 will be forever remembered as a critical day in the growth of the Age Without Limits campaign and the life of the Centre for Ageing Better.

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Negative stereotypes of older people key driver of widespread ageism

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20 Mar 2024

A new survey commissioned by the Age Without Limits campaign reveals majority of people aged 50 and above feel the media and advertising depict older people in a negative and stereotypical way.

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Older woman working in a cafe

What Labour should say about 50 Plus employment

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Emily Andrews
19 Mar 2024

As the prospect of a General Election looms ever closer, we’re beginning to learn what we might expect from each party’s manifestoes.

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Experiences of claiming and receiving Carer’s Allowance
Department for Work and Pensions
16 May 2024
This report explores the experiences of individuals claiming and receiving Carer's Allowance (CA) in the UK. Based on qualitative and survey research with working age CA claimants living in England…
Older adults, perceived ageism, civic participation and mental health: a qualitative study
Humboldt, S. et al., Aging and Mental Health
6 May 2024
This paper investigates the relationships between ageism, civic participation and mental health for older people. Based on qualitative research with 782 people aged between 65 to 88 living in the UK…
The prevalence of polypharmacy in older Europeans: A multi-national database study of general practitioner prescribing
Bennie, M., et al., British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
29 May 2024
This paper outlines the prevalence of polypharmacy (taking five or more medications) amongst older people living in Europe.

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