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

Research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies, funded by Ageing Better, reveals that the rise in the state pension age has increased employment rates of 65 year olds. But the effects aren't felt equally.

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Guidance for journalists on writing about older age now available on IPSO website

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Centre for Ageing Better
20 Jan 2022
Our guidance on writing about ageing and older age is now available on the Independent Press Standards Organisation's (IPSO) external resources for journalists.
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Youngest baby boomers risk becoming a ‘forgotten generation’ with inequality skyrocketing and financial pressures worsening

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Centre for Ageing Better
23 Nov 2021
Our new report finds that people in their 50s and 60s today face worse circumstances than the cohort before them, with 1 in 5 people in this age group likely to face multiple, long-term problems.
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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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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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Health of some ethnic minority groups in the UK equivalent to White people at least 20 years older, according to a new study

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Centre for Ageing Better
11 Nov 2021
New study reveals stark ethnic health inequalities across the population, with differences in health among different groups particularly pronounced in later life.
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The State of Ageing in 2020

This online, interactive report captures a snapshot of how people in the UK are ageing today, while looking at past trends and our prospects if action isn't taken.
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Age-positive image library launched to tackle negative stereotypes of later life

Centre for Ageing Better
7 Jan 2021

The Centre for Ageing Better has launched a free library of positive and realistic images of people aged 50 and over.

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An introduction to Age-friendly Communities

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What is an Age-friendly Community? This training looks at the principles of Age-friendly Communities, what can be achieved through implementing them and how you can become one.
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Ethnic health inequalities in later life

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This webinar explored the latest research on ethnic inequalities in health in later life.
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How can we develop a national post-pandemic resilience programme?

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The Centre for Ageing Better and The Physiological Society launched a new joint report ‘A National Post Pandemic Resilience Programme: Supporting older adults to recover from the pandemic’.
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Best foot forward: Understanding active travel

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This webinar explored the motivators and barriers to active travel for people in their 50s and 60s, and by extension, what might work to get people in this age group walking or cycling as their default mode of travel.
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Improving the recruitment of older workers

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In this webinar we explored the recruitment of older workers both from the perspective of employers and workers, as well as the impact of language in job adverts.
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The Good Home Inquiry: How to get the homes we want

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In this webinar we discussed the Good Home Inquiry’s findings and recommendations, the policy priorities of the public and the next steps needed to improve our homes and improve the lives of millions of people.