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Busting the “wealthy boomers” myth

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Aideen Young
14 Mar 2024

The post-war generation now in their 60s and 70s are often portrayed as wealthy beneficiaries of circumstance. Yet almost one in five live in poverty.

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Last week’s Budget will deepen financial strife of millions of already impoverished pensioners, new report reveals

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14 Mar 2024

The Centre for Ageing Better has published an extended State of Ageing 2023/24 chapter on finance which summarises in detail the concerning level of poverty and financial insecurity among the country's ageing population.

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Accidental ageists: quarter of the population discriminate or stereotype by age without realising

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12 Mar 2024

The Age Without Limits campaign releases new data ahead of first national Action Day which will see scores of events across the country including opening of Challenging Ageism: See and Be Seen exhibition in London.

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No place for older renters

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Beth Walters
8 Mar 2024

The impact of the housing crisis on poverty is an area of growing public interest and understanding, but older people experiencing financial insecurity are often overlooked.

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Budget of short-term gains fails to tackle need for long-term change

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6 Mar 2024

This afternoon, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has delivered the final Spring Budget of this Parliament before the next General Election.

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Centre for Ageing Better calls on Chancellor to finally deliver his older workers’ budget

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5 Mar 2024

Tomorrow Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will deliver the final Spring Budget of this Parliament to a packed Commons.

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Age-friendly on a budget: A selection of good practice from the UK Network of Age-friendly Communities

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Rebecca Lines
4 Mar 2024

Becoming a more Age-friendly Community doesn’t have to cost the earth, writes our Age-friendly Communities Learning Officer Rebecca Lines. In fact, it can often be a matter of doing what is already happening, with your ageing population in mind.

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Learning together, building connections: Bringing the Good Home Network together face-to-face

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Livia Dragomir
28 Feb 2024

The Centre for Ageing Better and Foundations are bringing together local authorities in the Good Home Network to support learning, peer support and innovation in home improvement services.

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Latest research from others

Adapting to an older workforce: health and the (non) response of employers in an era of insecurity
Lain D., Journal of Social Policy
This paper examines how financial and competitive pressures in public and private organisations affect their ability to implement voluntary work adaptations for ageing workers.
On the limits of communication: The liminal positioning of older adults and processes of self-ageism and ageism
Schuurman, B., et al., Journal of Aging Studies
This study, based in the Netherlands, explores experiences of (self-)ageism among recent retirees.
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.

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