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Ageing Better reacts to over-50s making up a third of all hours worked analysis

News
7 Aug 2019

New ONS analysis of the changes in the UK labour composition during and after the 2008 economic crash show that over-50s made the largest contribution to post-downturn growth in total hours and now fill a third (30%) of all hours worked in the UK.

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Mid-life worker

We need an inclusive and diversified workforce to prepare for a future of automated jobs

Blog
5 Aug 2019

For the National Retraining Scheme to work, older workers must be a central focus.

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Isle of Wight

Innovating for our longer lives – getting it right

Blog
2 Aug 2019
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There is a need for better products, services and marketing strategies if businesses are to seize the opportunity of longer lives.

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Home open day

Prevention Green Paper: how will we know if it’s working?

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29 Jul 2019

The Government’s Green Paper on prevention and public health will in part be measured by ‘disability-free life expectancy’. This has major implications for future health policy.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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OK Google, are ‘smart homes’ really the answer to the care crisis?

Blog
29 Jul 2019

'Smart homes' are sometimes posited as the solution to our social care crisis. But what are the limitations of using technology as a substitute for care?

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Food market

Our response to new research showing half of self-employed people are aged 50+

News
29 Jul 2019

Analysis of ONS data by recruitment specialists Rest Less suggests that 46% of the self-employed workforce is over the age of 50.

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How councils can provide better support for those moving home in later life

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25 Jul 2019

Report calls on councils to provide better support and information to help people to move home in later life.

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Ageing Better welcomes Prevention Green Paper - but more radical change is needed

News
23 Jul 2019

We welcome the government's Advancing our health: prevention in the 2020s paper that looks to proactively improve the well-being of those approaching later life.

  • Age-friendly Movement

Latest research from others

Factors Influencing Food Choice of Older Black African Adults in the United Kingdom
Amenyah, S., et al, Sage Open Aging
This UK study explores what shapes the food choices of older African adults.
When to care? A MAIHDA analysis of intersectional inequalities in the age of caregiving onset using European longitudinal data
Alonso-Perez, E., et al., Ageing & Society
This study examines when adults aged 50+ in Europe begin providing family care and how timing differs across intersecting identities.
Pensions and economic status among the 1958 birth cohort prior to reaching State Pension age
Department for Work and Pensions
This UK report examines retirement outcomes for people born in 1958.

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