Older Indian male volunteer in hospital setting.

Government funding to help pilot, develop and share better ways of supporting older volunteers

Ageing Better will award Government funding of up to £250,000 to pilot better ways to sustain lifelong involvement in voluntary and community activities

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Too many of us face barriers that stop us making a contribution to our communities as we age

Centre for Ageing Better

18 Oct 2018

A review of community contributions in later life, done in partnership with the Office for Civil Society, calls on charities and the public sector to do more to support and sustain the efforts of older volunteers.

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Economy and inequality in the UK

16 Nov 2018

We invite you to join this breakfast debate to explore how the economy and inequalities in our society affect our experience of ageing.

Being in fulfilling work

We want more people aged 50 years and over to be in fulfilling work that supports a good later life.

Contributing to communities

Government funding to help pilot, develop and share better ways of supporting older volunteers

Too many of us face barriers that stop us making a contribution to our communities as we age

A review of community contributions in later life, done in partnership with the Office for Civil Society, calls on charities and the public sector to do more to support and sustain the efforts of older volunteers.

Economy and inequality in the UK

We invite you to join this breakfast debate to explore how the economy and inequalities in our society affect our experience of ageing.

Being in fulfilling work

We want more people aged 50 years and over to be in fulfilling work that supports a good later life.

Contributing to communities

We want more people in later life to take up opportunities to contribute their skills, knowledge and experience to their communities.

Getting the most out of digital

We want more people in later life to be able to get what they need and want from the internet.

Keeping physically active

We want more people to be more physically active in later life.

Living in a suitable home and neighbourhood

We want more people to live in homes and neighbourhoods that support a good later life.

Managing major life changes

We want more people to successfully manage the major changes that occur in later life.

Taking a local approach to ageing

We want more people to live in age-friendly communities.

UK Network of Age-friendly Communities

We want more people to live in age-friendly communities.

Wellbeing in later life

We partnered with Ipsos MORI to undertake a major social research project exploring people’s wellbeing in later life.

Latest research

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Government funding to help pilot, develop and share better ways of supporting older volunteers

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A review of community contributions in later life, done in partnership with the Office for Civil Society, calls on charities and the public sector to do more to support and sustain the efforts of older volunteers.

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We invite you to join this breakfast debate to explore how the economy and inequalities in our society affect our experience of ageing.

We want more people aged 50 years and over to be in fulfilling work that supports a good later life.

We want more people in later life to take up opportunities to contribute their skills, knowledge and experience to their communities.

We want more people in later life to be able to get what they need and want from the internet.

We want more people to be more physically active in later life.

We want more people to live in homes and neighbourhoods that support a good later life.

We want more people to successfully manage the major changes that occur in later life.

We want more people to live in age-friendly communities.

We want more people to live in age-friendly communities.

We partnered with Ipsos MORI to undertake a major social research project exploring people’s wellbeing in later life.

Latest research

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