We all deserve a home that keeps us safe and healthy and enables us to live the life we want at every age, but for far too many people this is a remote prospect.
The four million older people trapped in their current home because of a lack of alternatives are just as much victims of our country’s flawed housing market as anybody else.
The number of older people wanting to move but unable to find suitable new home is equivalent to combined population of Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Sheffield and Bradford.
Our new report reveals how a small investment in improving the safety, heating and accessibility of the nation’s poorest-quality homes could have substantial economic benefits.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council - Putting the pledge into practice
For East Riding of Yorkshire Council, being an age-friendly employer is a central part of putting equality, diversity and inclusion commitments into practice.
Latest official data shows rising unemployment and record-high long-term sickness but also more encouraging signs for the employment prospects of older workers.
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