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The State of Ageing in 2019

A snapshot of ageing today and the later life prospects for people currently in their 50s and 60s.

Transforming later lives – our strategy

Centre for Ageing Better

31 Jul 2018

A bold vision to transform people’s experience of later life

Featured publications

The State of Ageing in 2019: Adding life to our years

Publication

Centre for Ageing Better

13 Mar 2019

Our report gives a snapshot of ageing today and in the future, focusing on the areas we know make a difference to people’s later lives.

Raising the bar on strength and balance: The importance of community-based provision

Publication

Centre for Ageing Better

12 Feb 2019

This report presents the models of delivery, issues, barriers and innovative solutions of community-based strength and balance programmes.

Age-friendly and inclusive volunteering: Review of community contributions in later life

Publication

Centre for Ageing Better

18 Oct 2018

This review of community contributions in later life calls on charities, voluntary organisations and the public sector to do more to support and sustain the good will and effort of older volunteers.

Our work

Fulfilling work

Our goal is 1 million more people aged 50 to 69 in fulfilling work by 2022.

Safe and accessible homes

Our goal is that by 2030 there will be 1 million fewer homes defined as hazardous and half of all new homes will meet accessibility standards.

Healthy ageing

Our goal is for people to have five more years free of preventable disability, and to reduce the gap between the richest and poorest people in disability-free life expectancy by 2035.

Guide to making the most of volunteers' talents

The State of Ageing in 2019

A snapshot of ageing today and the later life prospects for people currently in their 50s and 60s.

Transforming later lives – our strategy

A bold vision to transform people’s experience of later life

Featured publications

The State of Ageing in 2019: Adding life to our years

Our report gives a snapshot of ageing today and in the future, focusing on the areas we know make a difference to people’s later lives.

Raising the bar on strength and balance: The importance of community-based provision

This report presents the models of delivery, issues, barriers and innovative solutions of community-based strength and balance programmes.

Age-friendly and inclusive volunteering: Review of community contributions in later life

This review of community contributions in later life calls on charities, voluntary organisations and the public sector to do more to support and sustain the good will and effort of older volunteers.

Our work

Fulfilling work

Our goal is 1 million more people aged 50 to 69 in fulfilling work by 2022.

Safe and accessible homes

Our goal is that by 2030 there will be 1 million fewer homes defined as hazardous and half of all new homes will meet accessibility standards.

Healthy ageing

Our goal is for people to have five more years free of preventable disability, and to reduce the gap between the richest and poorest people in disability-free life expectancy by 2035.

Connected communities

Our goal is to see an increase in the proportion of people aged 50 and over who report they feel they strongly belong to their neighbourhood.

Other areas of work

Beyond our main areas of work, we work on broader issues that are important in changing society to ensure we have good later lives.

UK Network of Age-friendly Communities

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

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Guide to making the most of volunteers' talents

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A snapshot of ageing today and the later life prospects for people currently in their 50s and 60s.

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A bold vision to transform people’s experience of later life

Featured publications

Our report gives a snapshot of ageing today and in the future, focusing on the areas we know make a difference to people’s later lives.

This report presents the models of delivery, issues, barriers and innovative solutions of community-based strength and balance programmes.

This review of community contributions in later life calls on charities, voluntary organisations and the public sector to do more to support and sustain the good will and effort of older volunteers.

Our work

Our goal is 1 million more people aged 50 to 69 in fulfilling work by 2022.

Our goal is that by 2030 there will be 1 million fewer homes defined as hazardous and half of all new homes will meet accessibility standards.

Our goal is for people to have five more years free of preventable disability, and to reduce the gap between the richest and poorest people in disability-free life expectancy by 2035.

Our goal is to see an increase in the proportion of people aged 50 and over who report they feel they strongly belong to their neighbourhood.

Beyond our main areas of work, we work on broader issues that are important in changing society to ensure we have good later lives.

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

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