State of Ageing 2019 infographics

Age-friendly Communities can help ‘Level Up’ places for everyone

The Levelling Up White Paper has made closing the gap in healthy life expectancy one of its missions. This is how Age-friendly Communities can help.

Ageing, inequality and ethnicity: Evidence cards

This set of downloadable evidence cards highlights the contributions of and shocking inequalities experienced by Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups approaching retirement age.

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Creating age-friendly homes in Greater Manchester

We look at the work Greater Manchester have been doing to create a shared vision and ambition to increase the supply of age-friendly homes.

Why it's time to invest in our homes

The scrapping of VAT on home energy efficiency in the recent Spring Budget Statement is a welcome move – but it doesn’t go far enough.

Ageing Better and NCVO partner on age-friendly inclusive volunteering

We're partnering with the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) to help increase age-friendly inclusive volunteering in England.

Age-friendly volunteering emerging from the pandemic

Formal volunteering shifted in different ways among age groups throughout the pandemic, with informal volunteering rising considerably.

View of shoppers at a street market. Two older women having a conversation

Creating an age-friendly recovery

Age-friendly cities and communities were well-placed to respond to the pandemic. Encouraging communities to join the Network is more important than ever before.

Older people on a mobility scooter on high street

The hidden secret behind avoidable deaths

Omitting over 75s in preventable death statistics has worrying implications for the value we place on older people’s lives.

State of Ageing 2019 infographics

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.