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Successes of International Day of Older Persons 2023

On October 1 this year, people across the world once again marked UN International Day of Older Persons (IDOP).

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Home improvement could deliver carbon savings equivalent to removing almost 500,000 petrol cars from the road, according to new report

A new briefing from Ageing Better reveals how a nationwide home improvement scheme could deliver significant environmental benefits at low cost by targeting households most in need.

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The unjust postcode lottery in energy efficient homes revealed in new data

New ONS data reveals residents in some parts of the country are six times more likely to live in a home with poor energy efficiency than elsewhere.

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

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

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

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

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

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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Latest research from others

House of Commons Library
21 Feb 2024
This report outlines factors that contribute to funding pressures on adult social care services, including those related to older people.
cogitatiopress.com
25 Jan 2024
Simon Read, Fiona Verity, Mark Llewellyn, Gideon Calder, Jonathan Richards
dx.doi.org
7 Nov 2023
Unprecedented social restrictions during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have provided a new lens for considering...

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