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Library of resources on healthy ageing launched

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Centre for Ageing Better
5 Nov 2020

The resource library brings together a catalogue of reports, studies and infographics on a range of topics related to ageing better.

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Charities and housing organisations call on public to back proposals for better homes

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Centre for Ageing Better
4 Nov 2020

The Housing Made for Everyone (HoME) coalition is calling for urgent action to tackle the UK’s accessible housing crisis by raising the mandatory building standards.

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UK’s damaging views on ageing revealed in new report analysing language used across society

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Centre for Ageing Better
3 Nov 2020

Language used across society to describe ageing and older people risks ‘damaging UK’s social fabric’, our new report says.

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Windrush & Diversity: Stories of a Hackney Generation

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30 Oct 2020

A collection of booklets and podcasts from Hackney CVS have helped to record and celebrate the diversity of Hackney.

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The need for healthy homes

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23 Oct 2020

Town and Country Planning Association's Healthy Homes Act sets out to create a clear definition of what a healthy home should be and to bring in a law that would require all homes to meet this standard.

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Guide launched to help community organisations future-proof their volunteer base in wake of COVID-19

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Centre for Ageing Better
22 Oct 2020

The guide will help voluntary organisations mobilise and engage a more diverse range of over 50s volunteers, including those who typically face barriers to getting involved in their communities.

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The rise in entrepreneurialism among older workers post COVID-19

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Stuart Lewis
19 Oct 2020

Starting up your own business at any stage of life is not an easy task, but when compared with the alternatives, it appears that increasing numbers of talented over 50s are deciding to invest in themselves.

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Lockdown boosted neighbourliness and trust, according to new study

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Centre for Ageing Better
16 Oct 2020

People feel more trusting of their neighbours and more people now say they have someone to count on to help them out as a result of lockdown, new data reveals.

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Latest research from others

Transforming gyms into community Musculoskeletal (MSK) Hubs: Mobilising the UK leisure sector to deliver inclusive, accessible, personalised and gamified health services for older adults with MSK conditions
ukactive and partners
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.
Adequacy of future retirement incomes: new evidence for private sector employees
The Institute for Fiscal Studies
This report examines the future of retirement income for workers in the UK.
Scottish Housing Day 2024
Scottish Housing Day Partners
This report addresses the importance of housing in supporting people through all life stages.

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