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Author: Tony Watts

Extreme summer heat “could lead to more than 5,000 UK deaths this year”

Statistical analysis by The Centre for Ageing Better shows this summer has had more extreme temperatures and more heat health alerts than at the same time in 2022 – a year in which a high number of excess deaths from heat were recorded.

July 21, 2025
Dementia, loneliness and overnight security concerns prompting homeshares

The Homeshare Association has published its latest Homeshare Report 2025 which reveals an invaluable insight into the key factors that are steering a growing interest in homeshare arrangements.

July 18, 2025
UK public “overwhelmingly supports action for older people in poverty”

New polling commissioned by charity Independent Age, reveals that 82% of people think the UK Government should be providing more support to older people.

June 18, 2025
1.6 million older carers worry whether they’ll be able to keep providing support

In Carers Week 2025, Age UK is calling on Government to provide more support for unpaid carers and is highlighting the concerning position of our 2.1 million unpaid older carers (65+) who shoulder an enormous amount of responsibility, often without the support they need.

June 13, 2025
Older Londoners “losing sleep over financial struggles”

A new report from Age UK London highlights the mounting pressures facing older Londoners.

May 28, 2025
Winter Fuel Payments rethink welcomed, but “more clarity needed”

Charities working with older people have broadly welcomed the shift in Government policy on Winter Fuel Payments, but say great clarity of the finer detail proposed is now needed.

May 22, 2025
Independent Age: “State Pension and social security safety net failing older people”

In a new report from Independent Age, older people describe life on a low income as “limiting”, “joyless” and “like another lockdown”.

May 16, 2025
10 million midlifers worry about staying healthy as they age

New research by Age UK reveals that three quarters (74%) of adults aged between 50–65 (equivalent to 10 million), worry about staying healthy as they age, and two thirds (65%) or 9.2 million worry about losing their independence as they age.

May 1, 2025
Trust’s “community of innovators” plans to improve lives of older people

The St Monica Trust in Bristol has held the South West’s first-ever Healthy Ageing and Care Innovation Forum – with older residents playing a key role to make “co-design” a reality and not just an ambition.

May 1, 2025
Why Age Inclusion is the future of Retail Financial Services

Big changes are underway within the financial services, caused by demographic shifts. In this blog for ProAge, Dominic John and Mark Glover set out how employers need to rise to the challenge.

May 1, 2025

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