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Further blow to labour market as Queen’s Speech fails to deliver on long-promised Employment Bill

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Centre for Ageing Better
10 May 2022

The Queen’s Speech again fails to include legislation granting Carers’ Leave or flexible working for all employees from day one.

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Now is the perfect time to unleash the full potential of flexible working

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Carole Easton
9 May 2022

This week’s Queen’s Speech is the optimum moment for the UK Government to make good on its commitments to flexible working and Carers’ Leave.

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Age-friendly Communities can help ‘Level Up’ places for everyone

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Natalie Turner
27 Apr 2022

The Levelling Up White Paper has made closing the gap in healthy life expectancy one of its missions. This is how Age-friendly Communities can help.

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Creating age-friendly homes in Greater Manchester

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Nicola Waterworth 1
12 Apr 2022

We look at the work Greater Manchester have been doing to create a shared vision and ambition to increase the supply of age-friendly homes.

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Why it's time to invest in our homes

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David Orr
6 Apr 2022

The scrapping of VAT on home energy efficiency in the recent Spring Budget Statement is a welcome move – but it doesn’t go far enough.

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Ageing Better and NCVO partner on age-friendly inclusive volunteering

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Centre for Ageing Better
5 Apr 2022

We're partnering with the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) to help increase age-friendly inclusive volunteering in England.

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Age-friendly volunteering emerging from the pandemic

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Sarah Wilkinson
5 Apr 2022

Formal volunteering shifted in different ways among age groups throughout the pandemic, with informal volunteering rising considerably.

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Creating an age-friendly recovery

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Dr Thiago Hérick de Sá
1 Apr 2022

Age-friendly cities and communities were well-placed to respond to the pandemic. Encouraging communities to join the Network is more important than ever before.

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Latest research from others

Mental Health in Later Life - Understanding needs, policies, and services in England
Centre for Mental Health
5 Mar 2024
This briefing highlights the neglect of mental health support for older adults in England.
Left out in the cold. The hidden health costs of cold homes
Institute of Health Equity
22 Feb 2024
The report highlights the health risks of cold homes in the UK, including for older people.
Influence of social determinants of health in the evolution of the quality of life of older adults in Europe
Llorens-Ortega, R., et al. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
13 Mar 2024
This study investigates how social factors affect the quality of life of older adults in Europe, focusing on differences between men and women.

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