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| Matthew Ryder, London’s Deputy Mayor for Social Integration, Social Mobility and Community Engagement, writes that programmes designed to support communities must involve those of all ages. Read more |
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| Blog | Matthew Ryder | 16 April 2018 |
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| 700,000 more pensioners in poverty if triple lock is scrapped – report warns |
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| News | Ageing Better | 20 March 2018 |
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| The number of pensioners living in poverty in 2050 could be 700,000 higher if the triple lock for the state pension is scrapped, a new report by TUC, Age UK and Ageing Better says. |
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| Extraordinary change could come from solving ordinary problems |
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| Blog | Catherine Foot | 18 April 2018 |
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| When it comes to ageing, we often forget about ordinary problems that face people as they enter later life. Meeting these seemingly minor challenges could have huge benefits for the UK’s ageing population. |
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| New research to identify how to meet the housing needs of an ageing population |
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| News | Ageing Better | 18 April 2018 |
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| We've awarded a grant to Greater Manchester Combined Authority and the Manchester School of Architecture to help local areas understand where older people are living and help inform what housing an ageing population might need. |
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| Strategies for older people’s housing must focus on general needs |
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| Blog | Catherine Foot | 4 April 2018 |
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| An estimated 90% of older people live in mainstream housing. When thinking about the issues that are important for older people, we need to consider how we can improve the suitability of housing to meet our needs as we age. |
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| How much money is enough for a good later life? |
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| Blog | Claire Turner | 3 April 2018 |
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| When asking what makes for an adequate income in later life, the best test of the role of the state pension is how well it serves those who are reliant on it as their main or only source of income in later life. |
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| Conversation Week: The transition to a new life |
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| Blog | Ali Hawker | 22 March 2018 |
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| Our recent survey last year showed that only around half of UK workers planning to retire in the next five years are looking forward to it. But talking about our feelings can help us feel more positive and equipped to transition into retirement. |
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| Conversation Week: Talking about later life |
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| Blog | Ali Hawker | 21 March 2018 |
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| It’s not always easy to approach discussions about preparing for retirement. The Transitions in Later Life Programme, funded by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, looks at how more people can get the support they need. |
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| "It'll never happen to me" – but what if it does? |
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| Blog | Aideen Young | 19 March 2018 |
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| What would it take to understand the importance of living in a home that’s suitable for everyone? When she suffers a skiing accident that left her with restricted mobility, Aideen Young got a first-hand experience of just how essential this is. |
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| The V Word |
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| Dawn Austwick, Chief Executive of Big Lottery Fund, reflects on the recent Ageing Better funding roundtable in Manchester. She makes a case for breaking down the barriers, misunderstandings and perceptions around the language associated with volunteering. |
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| Ageism: the last taboo? |
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| Join us on Tuesday, 2 May |
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| There are still a number of spaces to join us at Ageing Better's first breakfast event in 2018, part of our exciting new series. Panellists and audience members will be discussing how ageing is still a taboo in our society, and debate how we can take steps to collectively change this. |
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| ITT: Employers' views and practice re. employee support – mid-life to retirement |
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| Closing date is Tuesday, 24 April |
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| We've recently announced an Invitation to Tender to help us better understand employers’ views and practices in providing employee support from mid-life through to retirement. |
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The Centre for Ageing Better received £50 million from the Big Lottery Fund in January 2015 in the form of an endowment to enable it to identify what works in the ageing sector by bridging the gap between research, evidence and practice.
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