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Living in the poorest parts of England can cost you almost five years of your life

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26 Mar 2025
5 min read

Men living in the poorest areas of the country can expect to live 4.4 fewer years on average than those living in the wealthiest areas of England, our new analysis reveals.

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Covid’s seismic shock on older people’s involvement in society still felt five years on

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24 Mar 2025
5 min read

Older people’s health, employment and community connection have failed to recover since the pandemic, our new analysis reveals.

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The significant gap in the government's 2025 Industrial Strategy  

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20 Aug 2025
5 min read

This week the government published its Industrial Strategy with a 10-year vision to increase business investment and grow the industries of the future in the UK, writes our Deputy Director for Work, Elaine Smith.  

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Age friendly Futures – Summit Statement

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20 Aug 2025
1 min read

A new summit statement sets out ten objectives needed to drive age-friendly programmes and signals the establishment of the Global Age-Friendly Futures Research Network to support this work.

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How trade unions can support 50+ workers facing the threat of redundancy

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13 Aug 2025
4 min read

Ageing Better have partnered with the TUC to develop a guide for union reps highlighting the differing levels of support that people aged over 50 may need while experiencing restructuring and redundancy. 

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Why digital inclusion matters now more than ever

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5 Aug 2025
4 min read

We must take digital inclusion seriously as a public health and equity issue, particularly in light of the new NHS 10 Year Plan. Despite increasing internet use overall, millions remain offline or lack the skills and confidence to navigate an increasingly digital world.

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Up to 885,000 people deprived of accessible home opportunity due to government delay

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29 Jul 2025
5 min read

Tuesday 29 July marks three years since the previous government committed to raising accessibility standards on all new homes in the country, yet have failed to do so. New analysis reveals how many more people could be living in accessible homes, had the government raised the standards as it had promised to.

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Centre for Ageing Better supports pensioner poverty recommendations

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24 Jul 2025
2 min read

The Work and Pensions Committee report on Pensioner Poverty: challenges and mitigations, highlights many of the challenges that older people are experiencing. The Centre for Ageing Better endorses the Committee’s recommendations for future action.

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Latest research from others

Going the distance: reimagining health across the 100-year life in Europe
International Longevity Centre UK
This report examines how European health systems can adapt to increasing life expectancy and an ageing population.
Seeking long-term care in old age: overcoming the barriers within fragmented policy frameworks
Gubert, E., Ageing & Society
This study examines how individual, and policy factors affect long-term care seeking in Northern Italy.
Associations between informal caregiving and physical functioning: A longitudinal analysis of Dutch older adults
Sattari, Z., et al., Oxford Journals the Gerontologist
This study investigates the relationship between informal caregiving and physical functioning changes among older adults in the Northern Netherlands.

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