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Ageing Better reflections on the first year of Labour’s government

Blog
9 Jul 2025
6 min read

This week, the government moves into its second year in office following its election victory in July last year.

Our Action Area leads look back on how the government’s actions in their first year have impacted our ageing population and what we hope to see policy wise in the future.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Housing

Homes with mould outnumber those with large screen TVs in England

News
8 Jul 2025
4 min read

Our new analysis reveals that homes in England are more likely to have mould, condensation and damp than a desirable household item such as a large screen TV.

  • Homes
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Ill Prepared: The strengths and weaknesses of the government’s 10 Year Health Plan for England

Blog
4 Jul 2025
5 min read


The government has announced its vision for health policy in England, with a plan to create a new model of care, fit for the future, that reimagines how the NHS provides care.

  • Homes
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Greater Manchester

Building an age-friendly city region: what we’ve learned from our partnership with Greater Manchester 

Blog
3 Jul 2025
5 min read

At Ageing Better, we’ve always believed in the power of partnership to drive meaningful change.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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The postcode lottery of finding an accessible home

News
24 Jun 2025
5 min read

New Centre for Ageing Better analysis reveals how few homes in the UK are fully accessible, and the huge regional variations with some residents' chances of finding an accessible home six times lower than others.

  • Homes
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More than two-thirds of the public think there’s no age limit to having fun at Glastonbury

News
23 Jun 2025
5 min read

Around one in four members of the public (23%) think Glastonbury would be better if it had fewer people aged 50 and above attending, a new survey from anti-ageism campaign Age Without Limits reveals. 

  • Age-friendly Movement
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How Ageing Better is helping over 50s along the path to employment

Blog
20 Jun 2025
4 min read

Today is Employability Day 2025, an opportunity to highlight great work in the employment support sector that is improving access to work.

  • Work
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Inspiring and emotive: AWL Day sweeps across the nation

Blog
12 Jun 2025

Thousands of people across the country were moved to take actions big and small to celebrate ageing and challenge ageism on Age Without Limits Day.

  • Age-friendly Movement

Latest research from others

Unmet need, under-met need and public financing of home care in England
Wang, F., et al., Ageing & Society
This English study examines the impact of public financing on care adequacy among adults aged 50+.
No country for cold homes: Key considerations for the Warm Homes Plan
Leather, Z., and Marshall, J., Resolution Foundation
This report examines the UK Government’s Warm Homes Plan.
Concurrent changes in sleep and cognitive function during retirement transition: the Finnish retirement and aging study
Teräs, T., et al., European Journal of Aging
This Finnish study examines changes in sleep and cognitive function during the retirement transition.

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