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The homes that millions of older people live in put them at serious risk of injuries, ill-health and even death. We want action so that everybody’s home can be made safe.

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Summer heatwaves threatening health of up to 3 million older people

Research from the Centre for Ageing Better shows that older people living in properties between 45 and 80 years old are most likely to experience the worst effects of heatwaves.

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Lessons from Greater Manchester: Supporting the development of age-friendly homes at a local level

Since its inception in 2016, the Greater Manchester Ageing Hub has been responsible for delivering on Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s (GMCA) ambition to be an age-friendly city region

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Next Steps: Building on solutions for the housing crisis affecting older People

In a previous Ageing Better blog, housing sector expert David Done detailed the wide-ranging implications of poor-quality housing on an ageing population.

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Vital government raises pension credit take-up if it is to go through with winter fuel payments reform

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.

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If we transform housing, we can also transform the quality of life for those immediately affected

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.

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Campaigners warn more than 6.5 million people could still be stuck in dangerous homes by end of next parliament

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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How the nation’s housing crisis is contributing to poverty amongst older people

Many older renters and owner occupiers are both finding that rising housing costs are pulling them into poverty.

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Counting the Cost: The case for making older people’s homes safe

Ageing Better’s new report found that by removing the most serious risks to people’s health and safety from the country’s poorest quality homes where the head of household is 55 or over would result in savings to the NHS of nearly £600 million per year.

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