This week the government has outlined initial reforms to the Department for Work and Pensions in a bid to tackle growing levels of economic inactivity and welfare spending.
Julie and Peter's story - The journey for an accessible home
There is a market out there for accessible housing and the run of the mill estate agents are ignoring it. It’s difficult enough for people that need accessible housing anyway. Even new properties are not being built with accessibility in mind. And it’s a crying shame.
Poor-quality housing can have a negative impact on us as we grow older, and more of us are affected by this complex problem due to an increasingly ageing population.
Ensuring more older workers see a future in hospitality key to sector’s future success
We often hear that age is just a number. Yet like the best clichés when it comes to working in the brewing and pub industry it’s built on rock solid truth.
Sheila’s story – making a home accessible for independent living
Sheila Dearns is a retired teacher living in Chelmsford, Essex, with her dog Charlie, a chihuahua poodle cross. She was diagnosed with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) and became disabled in 1993.
This article first appeared in the Municipal Journal on 20 June. Local government faces unprecedented funding challenges, presenting difficult decisions on where to make savings. This can lead to an increase reliance on digital solutions and cuts to community resources.
New Centre for Ageing Better analysis is warning the manifesto pledges by the country’s two largest political parties will have limited impact on the country’s poor quality housing crisis.
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