Most retirement plans not affected by pandemic

Just 11% revealed the pandemic made them delay retirement because they could no longer afford it

Holly Roach
clock • 2 min read
The research also found 13% of workers want to now delay their retirement as they enjoy working
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The research also found 13% of workers want to now delay their retirement as they enjoy working

The Covid-19 pandemic made ‘no difference’ to the majority of workers’ retirement plans, according to research by Wealth at Work.

The financial education provider's research on the impact of the pandemic on retirement attitudes found 54% of workers approaching retirement age said the pandemic made "no difference" to their ret...

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