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Baroness Sally Greengross OBE – an appreciation of a fellow campaigner for older people

The chief executive of the International Longevity Centre UK and crossbench peer has sadly passed away.

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How the triple lock is being used to stoke intergenerational conflict

This week, the government confirmed that it is looking to reinstate the triple lock guarantee on the state pension next April after its suspension for the 2022/23 tax year.

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New training increases support for older jobseekers in Greater Manchester

Employment support advisors taking part in the training project felt they were better able to instil confidence in older jobseekers and support them to tackle internalised ageism as a result.

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The importance of upskilling employability workers and tailoring employment support for over 50s

The Upskilling employability workers project, a programme in Greater Manchester which trained employability workers in how to better support older jobseekers, was created to address the barriers to employability faced by older age groups.

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Old and invisible: The state pension age increase is pushing thousands into poverty

A new report, commissioned by the Centre for Ageing Better, reveals the number of 65-year-olds living in absolute income poverty more than doubled in the two years after the process to increase the state pension age to 66 began

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Latest increase in state pension age led to income poverty rates among 65-year-olds more than doubling

A report that we commissioned reveals nearly 100,000 more people have been pushed into poverty while waiting to collect their state pension.

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New figures show over 50s most in need of post-pandemic support to get back into work

Over a quarter of a million more people aged 50-64 are economically inactive compared to pre-pandemic levels, fuelling the labour market participation crisis.

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Why we're putting the Age-friendly Movement at the heart of our new strategy

Today we unveil our bold new strategy to help realise our vision of a society in which everyone can live a good later life.

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Latest research from others

independentage.org
22 Jan 2024
Older renters are among the most likely to be in poverty in later life. Read our report on how the geography of older private and social renters has changed.
gov.uk
16 Feb 2024
Understanding how people use blue space for their health and wellbeing, and the experience of people living with barriers to accessing its benefits.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
29 Feb 2024
Protective factors were inversely associated with suicidal ideation. Improving protective factors is essential for the development of late-life suicide prevention and interventions, instead of merely…

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