Our ageing population
The story of our ageing society is often told in terms of a growing population of “older people”. But what does that term even mean? That’s a question that is asked by the UK specialist think tank, Th ...
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Digital agency needs volunteers for study on independent living for older people
London, June 2017 – Since 2001, the growth of the UK’s population aged 65 and over has increased 11%, with around 3.5 million of these people living alone. With a rise in the older population it’s not ...
Fixing our broken housing market
On 7th February 2017 the Government issued a White Paper which included a suggestion made by Housing Minister Gavin Barwell that making it easier for older people to downsize could help solve the hous ...
Hundreds of thousands of older people are facing ‘double whammy’ of unmet care needs and being chronically lonely
Today, new research from Age UK shows just how tough life is for hundreds of thousands of older people with care needs who are struggling on without any help. Fresh analysis finds that if you are an o ...