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New support “toolkit” for employers launched in bid to end age bias in recruitment
The Centre for Ageing Better has launched new support to help employers remove age bias from their recruitment processes to maximise the full potential benefits of older workers for organisations.
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Four million older people unable to move home because of the lack of suitable alternatives
One in five older people in the UK is trapped in their current home because of a shortage of suitable alternatives, new research commissioned by the Centre for Ageing Better reveals.
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Nine out of 10 over 75s see care homes and nursing homes as “unaffordable”
A new survey by personal alarm specialists SureSafe amongst 1,000 over-75s has found that one in five are “worried” or “very worried” about being able to pay for normal everyday living costs and 60% are “worried” or “somewhat worried” about their ability to pay for their care.
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Government “failure” means 4 in 5 miss out Energy Bills support
New figures published by Age UK show that the Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS) Alternative Fund, designed to give a crucial £400 to households that receive their energy supply indirectly via a landlord, site owner, or other intermediary, has completely flopped, having failed to reach almost 4 in 5 of all those eligible.
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A week-long celebration of the impact of community transport
Between October 16 and 21st, 2023, communities across the UK will celebrate the vital role and inspiring work of Alliance members Community Transport (CT) in helping millions of people to stay independent, participate in their communities and access essential public services and employment.
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Longevity experts develop a plan to maximise the opportunities of longer lives
The International Longevity Centre (ILC), the UK’s leading authority on demographic change, has embarked on a programme of work to develop a new Longevity White Paper, identifying the changes we need to make to grasp the opportunities of population ageing, and longer lives.
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Older people from minoritised ethnic communities up to 60% more likely to be living in poverty
Older people from minoritised ethnic communities are being let down when it comes to escaping poverty, as language barriers, government mistrust and a lack of effective promotion of financial support stand in their way, according to new research from national charity Independent Age.
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Your chance to inspire, engage and empower younger people with The Access Project
The Access Project has been enabling young people from underrepresented backgrounds to realise their potential, and access top Universities for the last 15 years – and want to hear from anyone who would like to volunteer their time and lend their experience to “make a change”.
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Housing 21 completes England’s largest “net zero volumetric” retirement living scheme
Built offsite at M-AR’s factory in Hull, the scheme adopts “low carbon specification” to meet the Future Homes Standard and 2050 net zero targets.
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Investment in preventative health key to longer working lives
Across the G7 the UK leads the way in long working lives: But the wealthy world faces a long-term workforce crisis due to demographic change, argues the International Longevity Centre, and we still need to work another three to seven years to become a world leader and help our economy adapt to longer lives.
