Our State of Ageing 2019 report uses publicly available data to give a snapshot of what life is like for people aged 65 and older today, while looking at key areas: work and finances, housing, health and communities.
Priorities for Local Government: Transforming later lives
This paper identifies actions to guide how local government can champion a vision of inclusive growth that makes the most of the economic opportunities of our longer lives.
Dr Anna Dixon announced as Chair of Archbishop's new Commission on Reimagining Care
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have today announced a new commission aimed at developing a radical and inspiring vision that reimagines care and support.
Poorest hit hardest by pandemic, according to new figures
The pandemic has had the worst impact on those who are struggling financially, including on their physical and emotional health, financial security, and relationships.
One year on: the impact of COVID-19 on the lives of people approaching later life
In this webinar we presented the findings of our research on work, health, housing and communities, which looked at the impact of COVID-19 on people aged 50-70.
For too long ageing and those approaching later life have been depicted in a negative light, with imagery and language used to show them as frail and vulnerable. That's why we created our free image library.
How COVID-19 widened the gap between the haves and the have-nots
A recent report found that the government is set to miss its target to give everyone five more years of healthy life by 2030, and to reduce health inequalities between the richest and poorest.
As the country experiences a third lockdown with vaccines being rolled out, it's now time to look ahead to the rest of the year and challenge government to improve the lives of those in later life.