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Home Improvement: A Triple Dividend

Here are the three briefings Ageing Better has produced with the cross-party think tank Demos, supported by Dunhill Medical Trust, exploring the multiple benefits from improving the safety, heating and accessibility of homes.

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Improving homes: Good Home Hubs

We believe the key to improving people's homes and keeping them warm and dry are easy to use, local one-stop shops for information and support. We call this a Good Home Hub.

Extreme summer heat could lead to more than 5,000 deaths

The Centre for Ageing Better is warning that high temperatures this summer could lead to more than 5,000 heat-related deaths.

Five takeaways about the severity of our housing crisis

The new Homes chapter from Centre for Ageing Better’s State of Ageing 2025 report reveals the crisis of unsafe, inaccessible homes in England, which will only worsen as our population ages, leaving millions in dangerous homes that limit their independence.

We must act now to ensure everyone has a decent place to live as they grow older, writes Mia Warren-Smith, Communications Officer (Homes) for Centre for Ageing Better.

Homes with mould outnumber those with large screen TVs in England

Our new analysis reveals that homes in England are more likely to have mould, condensation and damp than a desirable household item such as a large screen TV.

The state of accessible housing - Accessible Homes Factsheet 2025

Everyone can benefit from living in an accessible home. So why do we build so few of them?

The postcode lottery of finding an accessible home

New Centre for Ageing Better analysis reveals how few homes in the UK are fully accessible, and the huge regional variations with some residents' chances of finding an accessible home six times lower than others.

How will today’s spending announcement impact the country’s 50+ population?

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has unveiled the contents of the UK's first multi-year spending review since 2021.

Home adaptations infographics

Home is where most people want to be in later life and 80% of homeowners aged 65 and over wish to stay where they are. Homes are important for health and wellbeing – home adaptations can delay a move into residential care by four years.