Inequalities in later life infographics

Loneliness and isolation: an age-old story, not just a story of old age

We hosted a breakfast debate in Leeds to explore this powerfully emotive topic and considered what we can all do to create and maintain friendships and connections to last us a lifetime.

A message to myself: planning and preparing for later life

We held a panel event that explored what enables people to plan for their later lives, and the challenges they may face along the way.

Planning and preparing for later life

Summarising the findings of a scoping review on planning and preparing for later life, this report outlines the key enablers and barriers that people in mid-life face and the implications for both government and providers of services and information.

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Planning and preparing for our later lives

Ageing Better’s report, ‘Planning and preparing for later life’, summarises the available evidence on what enables people to plan for their later lives and what factors can present barriers to planning.

Putting off planning for later life

While we might want to plan ahead for our future, the day-to-day challenges we all face can make it hard to do in practice.

When it comes to our future finances, why must so many people be left in the dark?

A typical worker has about 11 pension pots over their career, making it difficult to track. The pensions sector has recognised this problem and has been developing the ‘pensions dashboard’.

Business can reap the rewards of longer life, and we might just avert the looming care crisis

With sharp advances in life expectancy, supporting healthy ageing can enable more people to enjoy extra years living healthy, independent lives and avert a social care crisis.

Sometimes it takes a jolt to make us start planning for the future

While some people know the basic things they need to plan for as they approach later life, many of us leave the fine details to the last moment.

Inequalities in later life infographics

We commissioned a scoping review of the evidence on the nature of inequalities in later life in England, and presented some of the key findings in the form of infographics.