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New support for employers in bid to end age bias in recruitment

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Centre for Ageing Better
5 Sep 2023

Ageing Better has released a new practical toolkit including three free tools to help reduce age bias in employers' recruitment process.

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The housing crisis is a losing game for both young and old

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Jo McGowan
30 Aug 2023

The four million older people trapped in their current home because of a lack of alternatives are just as much victims of our country’s flawed housing market as anybody else.

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Four million older people thwarted from desired house move for lack of suitable alternatives

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Centre for Ageing Better
28 Aug 2023

The number of older people wanting to move but unable to find suitable new home is equivalent to combined population of Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Sheffield and Bradford.

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Ageing Better responds to consultation on plans to close up to 1,000 rail ticket offices

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Centre for Ageing Better
25 Aug 2023

Almost half a million people have responded to a consultation on plans to close most railway ticket offices in England.

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Unglamorous and repeatedly overlooked, home improvement can deliver huge value for money for cash-strapped government

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Carole Easton
23 Aug 2023

The challenging state of the UK's finances is seen as a significant barrier to tackling some of society’s biggest challenges.

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Investing in home improvement could boost our economy, make homes safer and save lives

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Centre for Ageing Better
22 Aug 2023

Our new report reveals how a small investment in improving the safety, heating and accessibility of the nation’s poorest-quality homes could have substantial economic benefits.

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Ray of hope for older workers in gloomy labour market stats

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Karen Hancock
15 Aug 2023

Latest official data shows rising unemployment and record-high long-term sickness but also more encouraging signs for the employment prospects of older workers.

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IPSO ruling on Jeremy Clarkson column should lead to this important change to the Editors’ Code

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Carole Easton
14 Aug 2023

Earlier this summer, the Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso) ruled that columnist Jeremy Clarkson discriminated against the Duchess of Sussex when he used an article in the Sun to describe his “hatred” of her with a series of sexist tropes.

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Latest research from others

Generosity of old‐age pensions for the self‐employed—A typology of European welfare states
Höppner, J., International Journal of Social Welfare
5 Mar 2024
This paper explores pension generosity for self-employed people across European welfare states.
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.
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.

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