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Five impacts Age-friendly Communities are having on older people

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Charlotte Lewis
20 Feb 2025

The newly published Age-friendly Communities Impact Report shows how the UK Network, made up of more than 90 communities and representing more than 4,000 local partners, is having a significant impact on the lives of older people living in their local areas

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Ageing Better welcomes Committee’s recommendations to tackle ageism

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Centre for Ageing Better
19 Feb 2025

Ageing Better warmly welcomes the findings from the House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) recommending a range of steps to strengthen the rights of older people.

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New Age Without Limits research finds how ageism can impact older people's enjoyment of Taylor Swift

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Centre for Ageing Better
28 Jan 2025

New research to mark the first anniversary of our anti-ageism campaign reveals ageist attitudes about what people over 50 should wear, how much they should exercise and even what music they should listen to.

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Persistent ageist myths revealed as Age Without Limits campaign moves into second year

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Centre for Ageing Better
27 Jan 2025

Our Age Without Limits anti-ageism campaign enters its second year and is calling on everybody to notice, challenge and change the country’s negative attitudes towards ageing and older people.

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Reflecting on one year of the Age-friendly Employer Pledge

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Grace French
14 Jan 2025

Grace French, Director and Head of Culture, Stand talks about why they signed the Age-friendly Employer Pledge.

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One in five older people living in a home which could make them sicker this winter

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Centre for Ageing Better
30 Dec 2024

New data from Ageing Better reveals the scale of the country’s poor quality housing crisis and the widespread impact it is having on the nation’s health.

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More than 2.5 million pensioners losing their Winter Fuel Payments have incomes below levels needed for a dignified life

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Centre for Ageing Better
20 Dec 2024

New analysis from the Centre for Ageing Better reveals that millions of pensioners on very low incomes will have to make do without a Winter Fuel Payment this year.

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Major decisions about pensions need to be delayed pending a thorough review

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Centre for Ageing Better
18 Dec 2024

Dr Carole Easton OBE warns of risking rise in pensioner poverty if further pension reforms are rushed through at the Work and Pensions Committee in Parliament this morning.

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Latest research from others

The Underpensioned Index
Public Policy Institute
This report compares average retirement incomes of underpensioned groups to the broader UK population.
Lifestyle, environment and other major determinants of frailty in older adults: a population-based study from the UK Biobank
Hemadeh A. et al., Biogerontology
This UK study examines factors linked to frailty in adults aged 60 and over.
Cancer and older people. A research collection and commentary on the theme
O'Hanlon, S., Age and Ageing
This article examines challenges and opportunities in caring for older adults with cancer worldwide.

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