The nation’s healthy life expectancy continues to decline significantly since the end of the pandemic The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has just published new data showing the number of years people born in the UK could expect to spend in “good” general health.

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Summary | The State of Ageing 2025 Our summary presents key data on our older population and shows that, quite simply, where you are born in England determines how long you live and how well you age.

Download the summary report here: ageing-better.org.uk/summary-stat...

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Commissioner for Older People and Ageing We’re calling for an independent commissioner to champion the rights of older people and ensure policymaking considers the needs of England's ageing population.

We need a Commissioner for Older People and Ageing in England to act as an independent champion for older people and ensure that policymaking across government considers the long-term needs of our ageing population.

Find out more here: buff.ly/WKQyB4e

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The Ageing Better Year in Numbers As 2025 draws to a close, it is a time to reflect on what has been an eventful 12 months.

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State of Ageing 2025: Infographics Organised to reflect the key themes of our State of Ageing 2025 report, this set of 40 infographics support those interested in understanding how they can approach the opportunity of an ageing…

Organised to reflect the key themes of our State of Ageing 2025 report, this set of 40 infographics support those interested in understanding how they can approach the opportunity of an ageing population in new and collaborative ways.

Download on our website: buff.ly/RODFkHI

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State of Ageing 2025: Infographics Organised to reflect the key themes of our State of Ageing 2025 report, this set of 40 infographics support those interested in understanding how they can approach the opportunity of an ageing populat...

We welcome other organisations, researchers, and individuals using these infographics on social media or in workshops as a collaborative and interactive way of exploring the report rapidly.

Download here: ageing-better.org.uk/resources/st...

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Ageing Better Responds to the Government’s Autumn Budget Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves has set out details of her second Budget since becoming chancellor.

This week we saw Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves set out details of her second Budget since becoming chancellor.

Read our full response on our website: buff.ly/k7rYuI6

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Ageing Better Responds to the Government’s Autumn Budget Politician Rachel Reeves has set out details of her second Budget since becoming chancellor.

Read our response in full here: ageing-better.org.uk/news/ageing-...

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UK Network of Age-friendly Communities Find out what it means to be an Age-friendly Community and the benefits of joining the UK Network.

Find out more about the UK Network of Age-friendly Communities on our website: buff.ly/yuGUgs1

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UK Network of Age-friendly Communities Find out what it means to be an Age-friendly Community and the benefits of joining the UK Network.

Says Susan Smith, DBS Team Leader, @barnsleycouncil.bsky.social.

Find out more about the UK Network of Age-friendly Communities on our website: buff.ly/Jz2psl0

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Community, Connection, and Inequality: Rethinking Ageing in England Alongside many other elements that contribute to a good later life are the communities we live in. Being part of a community provides a sense of belonging and support which are vital for psychological...

Says our Senior Evidence Manager for Research, Impact and Voice, Dr. Aideen Young.

Read more in our latest blog: ageing-better.org.uk/news/communi...

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UK Network of Age-friendly Communities Find out what it means to be an Age-friendly Community and the benefits of joining the UK Network.

Find out more about the UK Network of Age-friendly Communities on our website: buff.ly/PYPxQYx

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UK Network of Age-friendly Communities Find out what it means to be an Age-friendly Community and the benefits of joining the UK Network.

Find out more about the UK Network of Age-friendly Communities on our website: buff.ly/PYPxQYx

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Creating the right environment for life-giving social connections The first day of October is the United Nations International Day of Older People – a moment to raise awareness of the opportunities and challenges faced by ageing populations.

Read more about #IDOP2025 in our blog: ageing-better.org.uk/blogs/creati...

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We’re calling for an independent commissioner to champion the rights of older people and ensure policymaking considers and priorities this.

More information here: buff.ly/mG7VHF1

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Centre for Ageing Better to host UKRI research Fellow The Centre for Ageing Better has been selected to host a UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Fellow, whose remit will be to improve policy and decision making on healthy ageing.

Find out more and how to apply on our website, the deadline is 15 July: buff.ly/VHjcJLz

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The State of Ageing 2025 The State of Ageing is the most detailed and up-to-date report about ageing in England. Hover over the different chapter sections and central logo to find out more.

You can find out more about how this position would help England's ageing population by reading our new State of Ageing 2025 report on our website: ageing-better.org.uk/state-ageing...

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Latest Labour Market stats show government needs to show greater ambitions for older workers The Centre for Ageing Better is part of a group of organisations is calling on the government to be more proactive in getting more older people into work if it wants to meet its manifesto pledges arou...

Read more in our press release: ageing-better.org.uk/news/latest-...

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Commissioner for Older People and Ageing We’re calling for an independent commissioner to champion the rights of older people and ensure policymaking considers the needs of England's ageing population.

We need a Commissioner for Older People and Ageing in England to act as an independent champion for older people and ensure that policymaking across government considers the long-term needs of our ageing population.

Find out more: buff.ly/wuW5VO1

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Graph showing: 5.01a Life expectancy for men and women at birth, by region, England, 2021/23 and 5.01b Life expectancy for men and women at birth, by local authority, England, 2021/23 for women

Graph showing: 5.01a Life expectancy for men and women at birth, by region, England, 2021/23 and 5.01b Life expectancy for men and women at birth, by local authority, England, 2021/23 for men

Our State of Ageing 2025 report has found that where you are born in England determines how long you can expect to live.

Learn more about Health and Wellbeing in older age in our State of Ageing chapter, available in full here: buff.ly/U8s2Zy1

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Graph showing: 5.10 Percentage of people reporting low levels of happiness, life satisfaction and feeling things are worthwhile, and high levels of anxiety, by age, UK, November 2024

Our research has sadly found that among people aged 30 and over, it is those in their fifties who are most likely to have low levels of life satisfaction.

Our State of Ageing 2025 report is the most up-to-date report on #AgeingInEngland.

Read more in our Health and Work chapter: buff.ly/OIJ1ugb

Living in the poorest parts of England can cost you almost five years of your life Men living in the poorest areas of the country can expect to live 4.4 fewer years on average than those living in the wealthiest areas of England, our new analysis reveals.

Read more about how living in the poorest parts of England can cost you almost five years of your life in our press release: buff.ly/TRozdup

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An older man and woman stand outside hanging up laundry. The man is wearing a plaid shirt, a cap and glasses while the woman is wearing a striped dress, a denim jacket and a headband. Text on the image reads: in 2021/23, healthy life expectancy in England has continued to decline

Sadly in 2021/23, healthy life expectancy in England has continued to decline.

We have lots of useful facts and information available in our State of Ageing 2025 report, download now or read online: buff.ly/Yj1SrRp

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The State of Ageing 2025 The State of Ageing is the most detailed and up-to-date report about ageing in England. Hover over the different chapter sections and central logo to find out more.

Our new State of Ageing 2025 report which highlights key facts about the older population can now be read in full online: ageing-better.org.uk/state-ageing...

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This week we released our new State of Ageing 2025 report which paints a picture of the older population in England, using a variety of national data sources.

Read in full here: buff.ly/NpJ89Um

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In our new State of Ageing 2025 report it was important that we spoke to older people about their lives so that we could see our analysis of the data reflected in their experiences of ageing. buff.ly/NpJ89Um

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An older woman with glasses, a black skirt and a spotted shirt sits in a wheelchair in her garden. Text on the image reads: there are 213,000 more people aged 50-64 economically inactive now than in 2020.

Research from our new State of Ageing 2025 report has found that there are 213,000 more people aged 50-64 economically inactive now than in 2020.

If you want to read more then you can read the report in full on our website: buff.ly/GY1roJP

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Older woman with short hair and glasses standing in her doorway and text reading: 8 million people in England are living in homes that are cold, need repair or have serious hazards

8 million people in England are living in homes that are cold, need repair or have serious hazards.

It's time to make a change. It's time for #SafeHomesNow.

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We need to change the way we think about ageing | Age without limits The Age Without Limits campaign aims to change the way we all think about ageing and support a growing movement of people and organisations working to make society more age-inclusive.

This isn’t a part of ageing. It’s ageism.

Find out more on our @agewithoutlimits.bsky.social website: https://buff.ly/41YvSJQ

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