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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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Health inequalities in older age between richest and poorest are widening

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Centre for Ageing Better
17 Dec 2024

New figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) highlight growing inequality in healthy life expectancies between regions and more local areas.

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New Year resolutions to make a more age-friendly world

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16 Dec 2024

As 2024 draws to a close, we turn our attention to the new year and the good intentions for 2025.

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Crucial that older people’s commissioner has sufficient powers, Ageing Better CEO tells parliamentary committee

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Centre for Ageing Better
12 Dec 2024

Dr Carole Easton OBE was speaking at the Women and Equalities Committee in Parliament yesterday afternoon.

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Investing to support people with health conditions and improving their wellbeing and financial security

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Holly Holder
12 Dec 2024

One of the government’s first acts on taking the keys to Downing Street was the removal of Winter Fuel Payments for all pensioners.

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How to ensure flexible working works for employers and employees

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John Kiernan
11 Dec 2024

Employees have gained new flexible working rights this year and the Labour government are set to outlay plans to expand those rights further.

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Latest research from others

Keep Britain Working Review
Department for Work and Pensions
This report examines economic inactivity due to ill-health and disability in the UK.
Women’s experiences and expectations during the menopause transition
Wood, K., et al., Health Promotion International
This review synthesises qualitative research on the impact, available support, and perceptions of attitudes towards menopause.
Implementing Good Home Hubs: The demand, costs, finance and delivery
DEMOS
This briefing examines the implementation of Good Home Hubs in the UK, focused on improving independent living for older adults.

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