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Ageing Better welcomes government intentions to raise minimum accessibility standards on new homes

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Centre for Ageing Better
29 Jul 2022

The government has announced plans that will require all new homes to have entrance level step-free access and other accessibility features as a minimum requirement.

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Inadequate data collection renders minority ethnic groups invisible

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21 Jul 2022

It's time we begin identifying individual minority ethnic groups in data collection and stop grouping all ethnic minorities as BAME.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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England's ageing population needs better political representation and focus

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Aideen Young
20 Jul 2022

The 2021 Census reveals almost one in five of people living in England is aged 65 or older. This only furthers the case for an Older People and Ageing Commissioner.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Exodus of experienced workers from the jobs market continues

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Centre for Ageing Better
19 Jul 2022

New stats show there's still a significant gap to pre-pandemic levels of employment of older workers, despite a successful bounce back for other age groups .

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How co-creation could hold the key to getting economically inactive older workers back into employment

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Elaine Smith
14 Jul 2022

Working alongside people with lived experience and local stakeholders, we found out what's not working when it comes to providing employment support for over 50s.

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Ageing Better's Chief Executive to advise new independent poverty commission

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Centre for Ageing Better
11 Jul 2022

Our Chief Executive, Carole Easton, has agreed to become an Advisory Group member to help ensure the Commission uses the best possible range of external evidence.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Our current world of work is failing older workers ahead of retirement

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Amy McSweeney 1
30 Jun 2022

New research has revealed that many 65-year-olds lost out financially when the state pension age rose to 66 – including older workers still in employment.

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Gone for now, or gone for good?

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Kim Chaplain
30 Jun 2022

The number of older workers has not rebounded in the same way as other groups since the pandemic. Hertfordshire Independent Living Services is one organisation leading the way in supporting older workers.

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Latest research from others

Generating opportunities for long lives. How can AI help us achieve healthier, wealthier, more connected long lives?
International Longevity Centre UK
This report explores how AI could help the UK adapt to an ageing population and longer lives.
Older people’s social work safe staffing supply and workforce demands analysis: A case study from Northern Ireland
McFadden, P. et al., The British Journal of Social Work
This study examines staffing in older people’s social work community teams in Northern Ireland.
Steps to Your Goal employment support evaluation
Centre for Ageing Better
This report examines the effectiveness of the "Steps to Your Goal" employment support pilot for people aged 50+ in Middlesbrough, UK.

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