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Black History Month 2023 – Census data shines a new light on the Windrush generation

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Sarah Wilkinson
31 Oct 2023

As Black History Month draws to a close, our Evidence Manager Sarah Wilkinson, provides new insights into the lives of the Black Caribbean community using Census 2021 data.

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Almost one million more workers aged 65 and above since the millennium, new analysis reveals

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Centre for Ageing Better
30 Oct 2023

Ageing Better’s new analysis of the latest ONS Labour Market data reveals that the employment rate of those aged 65 and above has doubled over the past quarter of a century.

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We need a paradigm shift in the way we look at ageing

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Jo Gideon
27 Oct 2023

MP Jo Gideon says that a major cultural transformation is needed if we want to challenge the negative perceptions of older workers and recognise their potential and contributions.

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Tackling ageism: The transformative power of intergenerational connection

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Charlotte Miller
23 Oct 2023

Britain is a country with a growing ageing population and yet has high levels of ageism. A new organisation is helping to tackle that. 

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What conference season reveals about parties’ plans for our ageing population

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Christos Tuton
18 Oct 2023

Ageing Better has been in attendance at the Conservative and Labour Party Conferences in Manchester and Liverpool over the last two weeks.

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Tackling ageism in our communities

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Paul McGarry
13 Oct 2023

Earlier this year, Ageing Better launched a new interview series highlighting influential individuals challenging societal ageism.

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The dwindling support for home improvement: The five key points from our latest report

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Dr Richard Turkington
6 Oct 2023

Government support for home improvement has fallen alarmingly over the last decade, as detailed in our new Lost Opportunities report.

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Taxpayers pay more for annual maintenance of Houses of Parliament than rest of country’s homes combined

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Centre for Ageing Better
5 Oct 2023

A new report, from the Centre for Ageing Better and the Healthier Housing Partnership, details for the first time the decline in government funding for home improvement support over the past decade.

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Latest research from others

Food insecurity, disability and age in the UK
Hadfield-Spoor, M., et al., Public Health Nutrition
26 Feb 2024
This study examines the relationship between disability, age, and food insecurity in the UK.
Caring for Older People As a Social Determinant of Health
Stowell, M., et al. Journal of Long-Term Care
27 Feb 2024
This study outlines the nature of evidence on the experiences of unpaid carers of older people.
Is Aging a Disease? A Critical Review Within the Framework of Ageism
Mendoza-Núñez, V.,M. and Mendoza-Soto, A.,B.
24 Feb 2024
The paper challenges the World Health Organization (WHO) approach of classifying ageing as a disease.

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