Retirement age: Half of workers WOULD consider working past state pension age

MORE than half of people planning to retire this year would consider, or already are, working past their state pension age, research

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More than half of people would consider working beyond state pension age

Some 51 per cent of people surveyed are working past their state pension age or would consider doing so, Prudential found.

This marks the fifth year in a row of the surveys by Prudential where over half of people set to retire in the coming months are or would consider working past state pension age.

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A fifth of those considering working past state pension age hope to start a new business

A fifth (20 per cent) of those considering working past state pension age hope to start a new business or earn money from a hobby, while 9 per cent would think about continuing full-time in their existing job.

A further 28 per cent would consider working fewer hours with their existing employer, while 29 per cent would look for a new employer.

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Stan Russell, a retirement income expert at Prudential, said: “Our research has shown that a period of 'pretirement', where people choose to delay their retirement plans, change jobs, earn a living from a hobby, or go part-time, instead of giving up work altogether, has become the new norm for retirees in recent times.”

Some 1,000 people planning to retire in 2017 took part in the survey.

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A further 28 per cent would consider working fewer hours with their existing employer.

 

Culled from Express