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Almost one million more workers aged 65 and above since the millennium, new analysis reveals

News
30 Oct 2023
3 min read

Ageing Better’s new analysis of the latest ONS Labour Market data reveals that the employment rate of those aged 65 and above has doubled over the past quarter of a century.

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We need a paradigm shift in the way we look at ageing

Blog
27 Oct 2023

MP Jo Gideon says that a major cultural transformation is needed if we want to challenge the negative perceptions of older workers and recognise their potential and contributions.

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Tackling ageism: The transformative power of intergenerational connection

Blog
23 Oct 2023
5 min read

Britain is a country with a growing ageing population and yet has high levels of ageism. A new organisation is helping to tackle that. 

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What conference season reveals about parties’ plans for our ageing population

Blog
18 Oct 2023
4 min read

Ageing Better has been in attendance at the Conservative and Labour Party Conferences in Manchester and Liverpool over the last two weeks.

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Tackling ageism in our communities

Blog
13 Oct 2023

Earlier this year, Ageing Better launched a new interview series highlighting influential individuals challenging societal ageism.

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The dwindling support for home improvement: The five key points from our latest report

Blog
6 Oct 2023

Government support for home improvement has fallen alarmingly over the last decade, as detailed in our new Lost Opportunities report.

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Taxpayers pay more for annual maintenance of Houses of Parliament than rest of country’s homes combined

News
5 Oct 2023

A new report, from the Centre for Ageing Better and the Healthier Housing Partnership, details for the first time the decline in government funding for home improvement support over the past decade.

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Essex becomes first university to sign national pledge supporting older workers

News
29 Sep 2023

The University of Essex has become the first university in the country to sign the Age-friendly Employer Pledge, recognising the value of workers over 50.

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Latest research from others

Health Trajectories of Independent and Dependent Centenarians: A Swedish Nationwide Cohort Study
Murata, S., et al., Innovation in Aging
This study examines the health of centenarians in Sweden.
How older adults use and think about AI
Institute for Healthcare policy and innovation, University of Michigan
This US-based study explores how adults aged 50 and above use AI technologies.
Menopause in the workplace literature review
Department for Work and Pensions
This report examines how menopause affects women’s employment, employer responses, and economic costs.

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