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Ageism in the labour market will stifle the economic recovery

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Centre for Ageing Better
18 Jan 2022

New figures show that there are around 200,000 fewer people aged 50-64 in employment than at start of pandemic.

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How can devolution in England help us to age better?

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Nicola Waterworth 1
11 Jan 2022

By working at a regional and local level we can make greater improvements to people’s lives. For this to happen more places need to take a collaborative and strategic approach to ageing, focused on addressing inequalities.

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Employment rates climb – but over 50s left behind

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Centre for Ageing Better
14 Dec 2021

The latest ONS labour market figures show that employment in over 50s remains far below pre-pandemic levels, with over 170,000 fewer over 50s employed.

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Why the Social Care White Paper is right to make housing a focus

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10 Dec 2021

Over 4 million homes fail the basic health and safety tests, and over half of people who live in these are over 55. We need strong leadership to make sure housing is not left out of our health and care system.

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What is the ‘great retirement', and should we be worried?

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Kim Chaplain
10 Dec 2021

As the labour market recovers from COVID-19, we are starting to see that a significant proportion of older workers are not returning to work. But have these people really retired?

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How a bus journey in Leeds adds ten years to your life

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Centre for Ageing Better
8 Dec 2021

Life expectancy in Leeds increases from 75 to 85 along the bus routes from Harehills to Wetherby and other affluent suburbs, according to new report highlighting inequalities in the city.

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Guide launched to help comms professionals talk about ageing

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Centre for Ageing Better
6 Dec 2021

We've launched a new guide to support communications professionals and charities to represent ageing in a more positive and realistic way.

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Flexible working from day 1 essential to supporting older workers

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Jennifer Summers
1 Dec 2021

As the government consultation on proposals to reform flexible working regulations ends, we look at the case for supporting older workers’ desire for better, flexible jobs.

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Latest research from others

Ageism revisited
Ribera-Casado, J-M., European Geriatric Medicine
29 Feb 2024
This paper examines age discrimination, emphasising its prevalence and detrimental impacts on older people.
The impact of the cost-of-living crisis on population health in the UK
Meadows, J., et al., BMC Public Health
22 Feb 2024
The study examines the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on population health in the UK.
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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