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Report reveals health and finance struggles of older private renters in energy-inefficient homes
A new report from the charity Independent Age has revealed the difficult experience of older private renters in cold, energy in-efficient homes and the barriers in making the necessary property improvements.
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Call on Government to get older people back to work
The government needs to show greater ambition for the working lives of older people if it is to meet its manifesto pledge of an 80% employment rate for the country, a collective of expert organisations is warning.
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Living in the poorest parts of England can cost you almost five years of your life
Centre for Ageing Better’s State of Ageing 2025 report highlights the substantial variations in the experiences of growing older across England with the difference in life expectancy in the richest and poorest areas.
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“Urgent action” needed as 1.9m older people in poverty
Independent Age has said that the UK Government’s figures show that “later life poverty is a massive issue that needs tackling”
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Government’s spring statement “risks abandoning older people”
Hourglass is concerned that the welfare cuts, including a tightening of eligibility for benefits such as PIP, may leave “thousands of older and vulnerable people behind”.
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Covid’s seismic shock on older people “still felt five years on”
Older people’s health, employment and community connection have failed to recover since the pandemic, our new analysis from The Centre for Ageing Better reveals.
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Stigma and “stiff-upper lips” preventing access to mental health support
New research published by the International Longevity Centre UK (ILC) finds that serious mental health conditions are hampering older people’s ability to live more fulfilling long lives.
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Online services “making life harder” for third of over 60s
New research by Age UK has revealed that 1 in 3 (31%) over 60s – equivalent to 5.1 million say life is much harder compared to five years ago because the things they want to do are online.
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Older people face 450 questions to receive financial support
A new report from Independent Age highlights long and complex application forms for pensioner entitlements
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Charity advancing dementia research gets £200,000 boost
Bath-based charity and Research Institute for Brain Health, ReMind UK, has received £200k in funding over two years from philanthropist, John Osborn CBE.
