Reports

Unpaid carers provide an invaluable service to society, and yet encounter a financial penalty. Using data from Understanding Society, this report sheds light on the carer pay penalty by determining its magnitude, causes, and distribution, as well as its evolution over time. The report also investigates the extent to which existing policies mitigate the penalty […]

Centre for Aging Better In this briefing, we provide information for areas to deliver a comprehensive one-stop shop service for making improvements to the home for individuals of all tenures. We are endeavouring to identify the need for local Good Home Hubs and support to improve the home. In order to understand what a Good

The Committee looked at the effectiveness of Government support to get people into employment, including disadvantaged groups such as those in low-paid jobs the elderly and young people; The Committee looked to find out: Read the call for evidence to find out more. The published report can be found here. The Committee has previously looked at

Member news and opinions  03 August 2023 The latest news – The Age Action Alliance Welcome to the latest round up of news and views from Age Action Alliance’s members. Amongst the contributors are a number of new members, including the Open University with information on an upcoming healthy living project; and The Access Project,

Poverty among people retired in later life has risen during the last 18 months, with 2.1 million pensioners in the UK in relative poverty. Age UK have published a report looking at the issues, effects and possible strategies to change this.  Read the report below:

The theme for Carers Week 2023 is Recognising and supporting carers in the community. Research carried out by YouGov on behalf of Carers week charities highlights the lack of recognition of being a carer. You can read a summary on Carers Trust or View the full Carers Week 2023 report here

EngAgeNet have conducted a report into Intergenerational Unfairness with the South East England Forum on Ageing entitled ‘A New Narrative on Ageing’. It offers a series of reflections on issues affecting older people that have emerged from the pandemic as a major issue.   Just click below to download…   Intergenerational Unfairness Pamphlet

The University of Brighton have conducted a research report in conjunction with the South East England Forum on Ageing into understanding fairness between different generations of people in times of Covid-19.   Just click below to download…   Understanding Fairness Report

A report by the Elders Council of Newcastle has investigated home care in the North East and highlighted the advice older people would give to others. You can read the full report by clicking below… Elders Council – Home Care Report 2020