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Latest Labour Market stats show government needs to show greater ambitions for older workers

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Centre for Ageing Better
15 Apr 2025

The Centre for Ageing Better is part of a group of organisations is calling on the government to be more proactive in getting more older people into work if it wants to meet its manifesto pledges around economic growth.

  • Work
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Understanding differing experiences of ageing

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Stephen James
9 Apr 2025

The week before last, Ageing Better were among a partnership of organisations that delivered The Age-Friendly Futures Summit in Manchester, bringing together around 250 leaders, policymakers, practitioners and researchers from the UK and around the globe.

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How ageism shapes the design of our communities

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Natalie Turner
8 Apr 2025

A new parliamentary report states that ageism is “widespread and culturally embedded” in the UK.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Unequal opportunity: How your postcode impacts your chances of working into your 50s and 60s

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Centre for Ageing Better
25 Mar 2025

There are more than three times as many 50-64-year-olds in work in the South East of England compared to the North East, our new analysis reveals.

  • Work
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The UK is “headed in the wrong direction” for older workers with ill-health

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Elena Boninsegni
6 Mar 2025

The likelihood of being out of work due to ill-health is on the rise in the UK while falling elsewhere in Europe.

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Tackling poor-quality housing faced by England’s older minority ethnic communities

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Nazia Azad
4 Mar 2025

People from minority ethnic communities are more likely to be living in poor-quality homes. We need to improve their access to support, writes Nazia Azad from the Centre for Ageing Better.

  • Homes
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Alongside the government’s ‘Build Baby Build’ mantra, Britain’s housing crisis needs ‘Fix Baby Fix’

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Dan Goss
28 Feb 2025

Two in five UK households have a need for home improvements but face barriers to delivering them.

  • Homes
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Network of one-stop shops for home improvement would not cost government a penny to end tragedy of poor-quality homes

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Centre for Ageing Better
25 Feb 2025

The country is in the midst of a poor quality housing crisis and lacks effective solutions to tackle it.

  • Homes

Latest research from others

Workplace discrimination statistics in 2025
Ciphr
This report examines workplace discrimination in the UK.
The rise of the silver economy: global implications of population aging
Gruss B. et al., World Economic Outlook: A Critical Juncture amid Policy Shifts
This chapter examines the global rise of the “silver economy”.
Factors influencing fall prevention programmes across three regions of the UK
Ventre J.P. et al., Age and Ageing
This study examines the adoption and implementation of the Falls Management Exercise (FaME) programme for older adults.

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