Councils are at the heart of supporting local communities and people to thrive. Given the population age shift, all local authorities should commit to becoming Age-friendly Communities and make their areas better places to grow old in.
A new report from the Pensions Policy Institute sponsored by the Centre for Ageing Better warns that a growing number of people are at risk of being unable to afford a decent standard of living after retirement.
“When I came out, my family were all very cool about it. If I could tell my younger self anything it would be that I could have come out sooner – accept yourself sooner.”
“Over time, things do get better and improve. Nowadays, I think generally the whole atmosphere for people who are LGBT+ is much better than it used to be.”
Age-inclusive advertising would benefit both older consumers and advertisers, but the industry is failing to realistically represent an important demographic.
A new survey shows nearly 40% of u3a members have heard ageist language directed towards their age group and 63% of members had heard their age group described as ‘frail’.
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