'Real retirement' age could hit 86

Jenna Towler
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People with no retirement savings could be forced to work until they are 86 if they want to achieve two-thirds of their final salary, Standard Life says.

Analysis of published government data by the life and pensions firm found the real retirement age of people currently not saving for retirement could be between 74 and 86 if they hope to achieve th...

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