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New survey reveals half of people don’t believe they will look good when they are old

The new data also reveals that significant proportions of the population have concerns about their mobility, mental function, competency in their jobs, and ability to drive as they get older.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Older workers will need tailored support to recover from steel plant redundancies

Tata Steel has confirmed it is cutting 2,800 jobs across the UK, including 2,500 at its Port Talbot site.

The steel industry is known for having a high proportion of older workers who are likely to be hit hard by this announcement.

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Are you ageist? England’s first ever anti-ageism campaign launches

Today we're launching Age Without Limits, a hard-hitting new campaign highlighting the issue of ageism.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Professor Dame Carol Black recognised in New Year Honours List 2024 with senior honour

The Centre for Ageing Better is delighted to congratulate its Chair, Professor Dame Carol Black, on being awarded the Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) in the New Year’s Honours List 2024.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Ageing Better’s Santa Wish List

This Christmas, our Ageing Better experts are not asking Santa for a Stretch Armstong, a Cabbage Patch Doll or a Thunderbirds Tracey Island.

Instead, we’re asking St Nicholas to sprinkle some of his yuletide magic to bring about lasting societal change in 2024.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Learning and sharing: Coming together to celebrate Age-friendly Communities

At the end of last month, Age-friendly Community members from across the country came together for another successful UK Network of Age-friendly Communities Conference.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Home improvement is the ‘triple dividend’ the UK desperately needs

Whoever gains the keys to Number 10 at the next election knows they will have limited resources to work with to fix a range of large-scale, long-term challenges the country faces.

  • Homes
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The voices behind the numbers

Our new State of Ageing report details how older people from some Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds are more likely to live in poverty, poor housing and poorer health than average.

  • Homes

Latest research from others

resolutionfoundation.org
12 Feb 2024
Families in Britain are confronted with what can be termed a ‘triple savings challenge’. This encompasses a lack of accessible ‘rainy day’ savings to cushion small cashflow shocks, inadequate…
dx.doi.org
22 Nov 2023
Key pointsIt has been known that work engagement increases with age and that age modifies the relationship between various job-related psychological factors and
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
1 Jan 2024
There is limited evidence regarding the needs of older people, including those living with frailty, to inform research priority setting.This systematic review aimed to identify the range of research…

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