In a previous Ageing Better blog, housing sector expert David Done detailed the wide-ranging implications of poor-quality housing on an ageing population.
Less than three weeks after winning the election, the Labour government had announced a new pensions review, promising that it would look, among other things, at ‘retirement adequacy’.
The Centre for Ageing Better has joined more than 20 organisations in signing a letter to Rachel Reeves calling on the UK government to halt the Winter Fuel Payment change announced this week.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced yesterday that up to 10 million pensioners will no longer be eligible for winter fuel payments in a cost-cutting move.
New analysis from the Centre for Ageing Better reveals it would take 44 years to meet the current demand for accessible and adaptable housing in England at the current rate of construction.
Reaching out to rural areas: South Lanarkshire’s mobile Men’s Shed
The project was run by Seniors Together – a team working within South Lanarkshire Council, in partnership with a network of organisations, to achieve an improved society for older people.
This case study explores the project and its benefits in accessing social support.
South Lanarkshire Council used a mobile Men’s Shed to reach isolated older men in rural areas.
An employment tribunal has granted a multi-million award to a senior executive dismissed by a firm that had a policy of only hiring people under the age of 45.
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