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Investing to support people with health conditions and improving their wellbeing and financial security

One of the government’s first acts on taking the keys to Downing Street was the removal of Winter Fuel Payments for all pensioners.

As society ages, good-quality homes are needed more than ever before

This week the government's cross-department Older People’s Housing Taskforce released its report on the housing options available to us as we age, highlighting the need to improve the quantity and quality of our homes.

Healthy homes: NHS initiatives to improve health by improving homes

This report aims to raise awareness of the links between health and homes and provide examples of local systems that have developed cross-sector initiatives to improve residents’ health by tackling problems in the home.

Keeping homes safe: a survey of home improvement services across England

At the Centre for Ageing Better we believe that in order to reduce the number of unsafe homes across England, we need improve the local offer in accessing support for people to improve their homes.

The Impact of Poor Quality Housing on Older People

The Safe Homes Now campaign was launched earlier this year to highlight the consequences of England’s poor-quality housing for a range of different groups and persuade the UK government to fix this hidden housing crisis.

Safe Homes Now Spotlight: Older people in poor-quality housing

Unsafe and poor-quality homes have serious health consequences for millions of people in Britain today.

Fighting back against falls at home

Falls are the biggest causes of accidents in the home and place huge pressures on health services.

Removing serious fall hazards from older people’s homes would save NHS £330m a year

New analysis conducted for the Centre for Ageing Better by built environment experts BRE reveals the huge financial repercussions to the NHS and society from falls in the home.

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Home is where most people want to be in later life and 80% of homeowners aged 65 and over wish to stay where they are. Homes are important for health and wellbeing – home adaptations can delay a move into residential care by four years.