The Upskilling employability workers project, a programme in Greater Manchester which trained employability workers in how to better support older jobseekers, was created to address the barriers to employability faced by older age groups.
A new report, commissioned by the Centre for Ageing Better, reveals the number of 65-year-olds living in absolute income poverty more than doubled in the two years after the process to increase the state pension age to 66 began
Over a quarter of a million more people aged 50-64 are economically inactive compared to pre-pandemic levels, fuelling the labour market participation crisis.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has unveiled new housing proposals including extending the Right to Buy to housing association tenants and allowing low earners to use housing benefit towards a mortgage.
We’re calling for an independent commissioner to champion the rights of older people and ensure policymaking considers the needs of England's ageing population.
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