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Age friendly Futures – Summit Statement

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20 Aug 2025
1 min read

A new summit statement sets out ten objectives needed to drive age-friendly programmes and signals the establishment of the Global Age-Friendly Futures Research Network to support this work.

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How trade unions can support 50+ workers facing the threat of redundancy

Blog
13 Aug 2025
4 min read

Ageing Better have partnered with the TUC to develop a guide for union reps highlighting the differing levels of support that people aged over 50 may need while experiencing restructuring and redundancy. 

  • Work
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Why digital inclusion matters now more than ever

Blog
5 Aug 2025
4 min read

We must take digital inclusion seriously as a public health and equity issue, particularly in light of the new NHS 10 Year Plan. Despite increasing internet use overall, millions remain offline or lack the skills and confidence to navigate an increasingly digital world.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Up to 885,000 people deprived of accessible home opportunity due to government delay

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29 Jul 2025
5 min read

Tuesday 29 July marks three years since the previous government committed to raising accessibility standards on all new homes in the country, yet have failed to do so. New analysis reveals how many more people could be living in accessible homes, had the government raised the standards as it had promised to.

  • Homes
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Centre for Ageing Better supports pensioner poverty recommendations

News
24 Jul 2025
2 min read

The Work and Pensions Committee report on Pensioner Poverty: challenges and mitigations, highlights many of the challenges that older people are experiencing. The Centre for Ageing Better endorses the Committee’s recommendations for future action.

  • Work
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Helping older workers access employment

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21 Jul 2025
4 min read

A recent employability support initiative in Middlesbrough focused on the needs of jobseekers over the age of 50.

  • Work
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Extreme summer heat could lead to more than 5,000 deaths

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18 Jul 2025
4 min read

The Centre for Ageing Better is warning that high temperatures this summer could lead to more than 5,000 heat-related deaths.

  • Homes
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Five takeaways about the severity of our housing crisis

Blog
10 Jul 2025
5 min read

The new Homes chapter from Centre for Ageing Better’s State of Ageing 2025 report reveals the crisis of unsafe, inaccessible homes in England, which will only worsen as our population ages, leaving millions in dangerous homes that limit their independence.

We must act now to ensure everyone has a decent place to live as they grow older, writes Mia Warren-Smith, Communications Officer (Homes) for Centre for Ageing Better.

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Latest research from others

Age-related trajectories of quality of life in community dwelling older adults: findings from the Survey of Health, Aging and Retirement in Europe (SHARE)
Mendorf, S., et al., Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
This European study examines quality of life among community-dwelling older adults.
Midlife mission: Helping 50–64-year-olds back to work
The Centre for Social Justice
This report examines the role of UK employers and Government in addressing health- related inactivity and promoting healthy, inclusive workplaces.
‘I Feel Comfortable Enough and Trust the People Around Me to Be Able to Open Up’: Exploring How Mental Health Community Support Groups Help Older Men Navigate Mental Health and Masculinities in Later Life
Vickery, A., Journal of Long-Term Care
This English study explores older men’s experiences of community support groups for wellbeing, mental health and constructs of masculinity in later life.

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