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Older worker

Where have the record numbers of people in employment come from?

Recent ONS figures show that since June 2011 we have seen the number of people in employment increase for eight solid year. This has resulted in a record 32.2 million people in work, an increase of 3.1 million.

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Allotment

New models of community are needed to give LGBT+ people a good later life

As the UK's older population becomes more diverse, we need to rethink our approach to later life. For the growing cohort of older LGBT+ people, this need is particularly acute.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Older employee at work

Ageing Better welcomes MP's call for law on flexible working

We welcome moves to introduce a law that would make flexible working the default for every job.

  • Work
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Street wayfinder in Leeds.

Public toilets are vital to making cities accessible. That’s why we created our city’s first ‘toilet map'

Not having access to public toilets can stop people getting out and about in their area - so we made a tool to help.

  • Age-friendly Movement
  • Homes
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Group of people in later life in a bar

If we don’t properly measure quality of later life, how can we expect to improve it?

The Centre for Ageing and Demography was set up by the Office for National Statistics to investigate gaps in our understanding about people’s quality of life.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Ladies on a bench

Our next Government must do more for Britain’s least well-off in every generation

Framing society’s big challenges in terms of “intergenerational fairness” risks oversimplifying the issue.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Row houses.

We must do more for the growing demographic of older renters

A recent government report found 27% of privately rented homes are considered non-decent, meaning that it could be a health risk to occupants and lacks many basic provisions.

  • Homes
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Wheelchair accessible home

Urgent need to make existing housing stock fit for the future

Read our press release about our partnership with Care & Repair England to tackle non-decent housing across England.

  • Homes

Latest research from others

Mohd Mydin F.H., Campbell Systematic Review
This paper presents a review of instruments measuring elder abuse.
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.
Di Gessa, G., and Deindl, C., European Journal of Ageing
This study examines how informal caregiving changes over time and the factors that influence it.

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