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The right to adequate housing remains out-of-reach for people with disabilities

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Holly Holder
15 Dec 2022

A new Lords select committee report highlights how a shortage of adaptable, accessible and appropriate housing is failing millions of people in this country.

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Energy blackouts could lead to increase in serious falls in the home

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Centre for Ageing Better
14 Dec 2022

More than 600,000 older people will be at significant risk of harm from a potential energy blackout this winter due to the poor quality of their housing.

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When ageism is really ableism

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13 Dec 2022

Many people overlook how ageism overlaps with ableism. But both can cause individuals to be excluded, or exclude themselves, from society.

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Hundreds of thousands of older workers remain frozen out of the labour market 

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Centre for Ageing Better
13 Dec 2022

The latest ONS data shows that over 260,000 more workers aged 50-64 years old are economically inactive than before the pandemic. 

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New data reveals impact of cost-of-living crisis as we brace for coldest December in a decade 

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Centre for Ageing Better
9 Dec 2022

Latest ONS data reveals that 31% more over 50s are reducing energy use because of cost-of-living concerns compared to a year ago.

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Photography competition launched to challenge stereotypical depictions of older people

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Centre for Ageing Better
7 Dec 2022

Ageing Better is joining forces with the content licensing platform Alamy to run a competition for their photographers to challenge old-age stereotypes.

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Ageing Better welcomes plans for new rights on flexible working

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Centre for Ageing Better
6 Dec 2022

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has announced plans for millions of employees to be given the right to request flexible working from day one of employment.

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A perspective on ageism from the Disabled people's movement

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2 Dec 2022

On the UN International Day of Disabled Persons, is it time to consider where ageism starts and disablism ends?

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Latest research from others

Can information about negative age-related stereotypes improve the employment chances of older unemployed workers?
Homrighausen, P., and Lang, J., Journal of Aging & Social Policy
This study examines a campaign by a German employment agency designed to improve reemployment prospects for older unemployed individuals.
Living with financial insecurity: Analysing the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on older ethnic minority people
Lewis, C., Social Policy Administration
This paper presents an analysis of the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on older minority ethnic people in Greater Manchester, UK.
Never too late to change the rate: Attitudes of UK adults aged 50–70 towards respiratory vaccinations
Aguilar P. F, and Satherley, P., Royal Society for Public Health
This paper presents findings from a survey of UK adults aged 50-70, exploring their attitudes toward respiratory vaccinations.

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