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Women spending more years with disabling illness: International Women’s Day

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Centre for Ageing Better
8 Mar 2022

Data shows women’s health is getting worse, with women, on average, spending more than a quarter of their lives with disabling illness.

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Neglecting owner occupied homes is a missed opportunity to level up

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David Orr
1 Mar 2022

The Levelling Up White Paper fails to state any plans for improving the owner-occupied housing sector – an area in need of serious attention.

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Age or fixed terms – can the House of Lords learn from charities?

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Carole Easton
24 Feb 2022

Whilst often a source of contention, debates on the number of Peers in the House of Lords should not be settled on the basis of age.

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Ageing Better's response to the Levelling Up White Paper

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Centre for Ageing Better
2 Feb 2022

The new powers and structures represent an exciting opportunity. But these wholesale changes must acknowledge that we are an ageing population and plan accordingly.

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Too much stick, not enough carrot? Why benefit sanctions won’t secure more older workers

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Kim Chaplain
28 Jan 2022

The time for people claiming Universal Credit to look for jobs in their chosen sector will be slashed. But evidence suggests this is unlikely to motivate more people into work.

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Five transformational changes for good later lives

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Carole Easton
27 Jan 2022

In less than 20 years, over 14 million people will be over 65. It's crucial that we create change now to ensure that no one misses out on a good later life.

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Why the rising state pension age is a double-edged sword

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Amy McSweeney 1
26 Jan 2022

Without the right support, further increases to the state pension age will worsen the price that older workers pay for an ageist labour market.

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Low earners disproportionately more likely to respond to increases in state pension age by working longer

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Centre for Ageing Better
25 Jan 2022

New research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) and funded by Ageing Better reveals that the rise in the state pension age has increased employment rates of 65 year olds, but the effects have not been felt equally.

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Latest research from others

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.
The State Pension: Adequacy, age and tackling pensioner poverty
Independent Age
26 Mar 2024
This report examines views on the adequacy of the UK State Pension and provides recommendations on tackling pensioner poverty.
I just feel that no one cares - Results of Age UK's research into the mental health of people aged 50 and over
Age UK
14 Mar 2024
The report explores factors affecting the mental well-being of older people in the UK.

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