Cost of living crisis forcing retirees to return to work

Additional one in ten people have chosen to delay their retirement due to financial pressures

Jasmine Urquhart
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Cost of living crisis forcing retirees to return to work

Some 15% of retirees aged 65 and over have ‘unretired’ due to the cost -of -living crisis, analysis by Standard Life has found.

The firm's 2022 Retirement Voice report - published today (5 December) - surveyed 6,000 UK consumers, and also found that 13% of those aged 55 and over were choosing to delay their retirement due t...

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