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The valuable role for communities and local authorities in raising Pension Credit take-up

A recent change in the eligibility rules for the Winter Fuel Payment has raised the importance of older people signing up for Pension Credit if they meet the criteria.

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Age-friendly visit: Brighton visit Leeds to learn from Age and Dementia friendly approaches

As part of the opportunities for knowledge exchange through the UK Network of Age-friendly Communities, representatives from Brighton and Hove City Council visited Leeds to learn more about their Age and Dementia Friendly Work.

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Lessons from Greater Manchester: Supporting the development of age-friendly homes at a local level

Since its inception in 2016, the Greater Manchester Ageing Hub has been responsible for delivering on Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s (GMCA) ambition to be an age-friendly city region

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How to encourage greater participation in events for the International Day of Older People

The Good Practice Mentors offer support to organisations who are working with older people to help reduce instances of loneliness and social isolation.

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Next Steps: Building on solutions for the housing crisis affecting older People

In a previous Ageing Better blog, housing sector expert David Done detailed the wide-ranging implications of poor-quality housing on an ageing population.

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Averting a pensions crisis

Less than three weeks after winning the election, the Labour government had announced a new pensions review, promising that it would look, among other things, at ‘retirement adequacy’.

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Organisations join forces to urge Chancellor to reconsider Winter Fuel Payment decision

The Centre for Ageing Better has joined more than 20 organisations in signing a letter to Rachel Reeves calling on the UK government to halt the Winter Fuel Payment change announced this week.

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State of Ageing: Eight stats that show the diverse experience of getting older in the UK today

If you want to know what it is like getting older in the UK, ignore assumptions and look at the facts.

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Latest research from others

Wang, Y. et al., The Lancet Healthy Longevity
This study examined whether social activities and loneliness influence the connection between socioeconomic status and depression in adults aged 50 and older.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies
This report examines the future of retirement income for workers in the UK.
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This report shares findings from a pilot study on the ‘MSK Hubs’, an initiative introduced in leisure centres, to evaluate its potential for public roll-out.

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