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Number of renters in mid-life rises as home ownership moves further out of reach

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Centre for Ageing Better
15 Dec 2022

New data from the English Housing survey reveals that a growing number of adults approaching later life are living in privately rented accommodation.

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The right to adequate housing remains out-of-reach for people with disabilities

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Holly Holder
15 Dec 2022

A new Lords select committee report highlights how a shortage of adaptable, accessible and appropriate housing is failing millions of people in this country.

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Peabody

Energy blackouts could lead to increase in serious falls in the home

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Centre for Ageing Better
14 Dec 2022

More than 600,000 older people will be at significant risk of harm from a potential energy blackout this winter due to the poor quality of their housing.

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Society

When ageism is really ableism

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13 Dec 2022

Many people overlook how ageism overlaps with ableism. But both can cause individuals to be excluded, or exclude themselves, from society.

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Workplace

Hundreds of thousands of older workers remain frozen out of the labour market 

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Centre for Ageing Better
13 Dec 2022

The latest ONS data shows that over 260,000 more workers aged 50-64 years old are economically inactive than before the pandemic. 

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Leeds

New data reveals impact of cost-of-living crisis as we brace for coldest December in a decade 

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Centre for Ageing Better
9 Dec 2022

Latest ONS data reveals that 31% more over 50s are reducing energy use because of cost-of-living concerns compared to a year ago.

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Photography competition launched to challenge stereotypical depictions of older people

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Centre for Ageing Better
7 Dec 2022

Ageing Better is joining forces with the content licensing platform Alamy to run a competition for their photographers to challenge old-age stereotypes.

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Ageing Better welcomes plans for new rights on flexible working

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Centre for Ageing Better
6 Dec 2022

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has announced plans for millions of employees to be given the right to request flexible working from day one of employment.

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Fire safety in houses and flats
House of Commons Library
2 May 2024
This report outlines new fire safety regulations that have been introduced because of the Grenfell Tower fire. Framed within research that identifies older people as at greatest risk of dying in a…
Help with housing costs - how can you apply if you are not online?
Age UK
18 May 2024
This article discusses the barriers faced by older people who are not online looking for support when applying for Housing Benefits and/or Council Tax Reductions. Based on 220 calls made to 110…
The Care Act 2014: Ten years on from Royal Assent
Local Government Association
14 May 2024
This report reflects on the impacts of the 2014 Care Act on adult social care, including for older people. Drawing on qualitative and survey research with social care stakeholders, staff and service…

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