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Centre for Ageing Better
1 Oct 2017

Age-friendly employers infographics

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How will today’s spending announcement impact the country’s 50+ population?

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Centre for Ageing Better
11 Jun 2025
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Steps to Your Goal Evaluation

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Recruiting older workers can fill gaps in the labour market 

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Further blow to labour market as Queen’s Speech fails to deliver on long-promised Employment Bill

The Queen’s Speech again fails to include legislation granting Carers’ Leave or flexible working for all employees from day one.

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Now is the perfect time to unleash the full potential of flexible working

This week’s Queen’s Speech is the optimum moment for the UK Government to make good on its commitments to flexible working and Carers’ Leave.

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Will economic inactivity be another unwelcome side-effect of the pandemic?

The number of economically inactive people aged 50-64 has risen by over a quarter of a million since the pandemic began. We need a change of approach to correct this concerning trend.

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Too much stick, not enough carrot? Why benefit sanctions won’t secure more older workers

The time for people claiming Universal Credit to look for jobs in their chosen sector will be slashed. But evidence suggests this is unlikely to motivate more people into work.

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Why the rising state pension age is a double-edged sword

Without the right support, further increases to the state pension age will worsen the price that older workers pay for an ageist labour market.

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Labour market effects of the increase in the state pension age from 65 to 66

This research, funded by Ageing Better, analyses how employment decisions have been affected by the increase in the state pension age to 66.

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Low earners disproportionately more likely to respond to increases in state pension age by working longer

New research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) and funded by Ageing Better reveals that the rise in the state pension age has increased employment rates of 65 year olds, but the effects have not been felt equally.

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Ageism in the labour market will stifle the economic recovery

New figures show that there are around 200,000 fewer people aged 50-64 in employment than at start of pandemic.

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