Resources relating to Inequality

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

This toolkit is aimed at commissioners of employment and skills provision, who want to create and commission services that work better for people in their 50s, 60s and beyond.

Ageing Better’s new report found that by removing the most serious risks to people’s health and safety from the country’s poorest quality homes where the head of household is 55 or over would result in savings to the NHS of nearly £600 million per year.

Here are the three briefings Ageing Better has produced with the cross-party think tank Demos, supported by Dunhill Medical Trust, exploring the multiple benefits from improving the safety, heating and accessibility of homes.

This paper looks at the inclusion of older characters in British films over the last decade, how often they're included and how they're portrayed.

This paper gives an overview of the harm that ageism causes to both individuals and society.

This report outlines key insights from the Healthy Ageing 2021 conference, themed around ‘Creating societal change through inspiration, innovation and impact.

This report has been produced by Leeds City Council, Leeds Older People’s Forum and the Centre for Ageing Better, and looks at what life is like for people aged 50 and over in Leeds.