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.
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.
The pandemic has been hard on everyone – but we have not all experienced it equally. In this end of year message, our Chief Executive emphasises the need for action.
Reinventing our neighbourhoods can help create healthier ageing lives
The coronavirus pandemic offers society the opportunity to rethink where we work and how we live, so why not create environments that help us to age better?
Later life prospects for women much worse than for men, report warns
A new report that lays bare inequalities across the country shows that older women can expect to be financially worse off in later life and have poorer health than men.