Generation Rent face 'ticking time bomb' in retirement

Greater proportion of people will need to work in later life to supplement retirement income

Jonathan Stapleton
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Renters with DC only savings, or no pension savings at all, face a ticking time bomb.
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Renters with DC only savings, or no pension savings at all, face a ticking time bomb.

The so-called “Generation Rent” are facing a ticking time bomb in later life, latest analysis by the International Longevity Centre (ILC) finds.

The report – The future of ageing in an uncertain world, commissioned by Brightwell – found that, faced with unaffordable rents and inadequate pensions in later life, older people could be squeezed...

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