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Ageing Better: “Up to 885,000 people deprived of accessible home opportunity due to government delay”
July 29 2025 marks three years since the previous government committed to raising accessibility standards on all new homes in the country, yet have failed to do so. New analysis reveals how many more people could be living in accessible homes, had the government raised the standards as it had promised.
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Extreme summer heat “could lead to more than 5,000 UK deaths this year”
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Dementia, loneliness and overnight security concerns prompting homeshares
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Report reveals health and finance struggles of older private renters in energy-inefficient homes
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One-stop shops for home improvements would end “tragedy of poor quality homes”
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Housing & Ageing Alliance urges Government to implement Housing Taskforce report
The Housing & Ageing Alliance, which includes the Age Action Alliance, has written an open letter to ministers urging them to prioritise urgent implementation of the Older People’s Housing Taskforce recommendations, as these will be crucial enablers for the Government’s national missions and milestones.
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Retirement village “Men’s Club” proves a lifeline
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£2.1m grants fund to help older women from racially minoritised groups
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Heatwaves threatening health of up to three million older people
Research from the Centre for Ageing Better shows that older people living in properties between 45 and 80 years old are most likely to experience the worst effects of heatwaves. There were more than 4,500 heat-related deaths estimated to have occurred in England in 2022 with projections indicating that the average number of heat-related deaths…
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Fixing our dangerous homes “would save billions in health and social care costs”
Fixing the dangerous homes lived in by older people would directly save the NHS and the social care sector more than £1.5 billion a year while delivering billions more in health benefits, newly published research reveals. New analysis from the Centre for Ageing Better reveals how poor-quality housing is incurring huge costs and pressures…
