Standard Life says 36% of non-retired people in their 60s expect to work longer due to state pension age rise
Reuters2026/09/11 07:33- Standard Life research found 36% of non-retired people in their 60s expect to work longer due to the state pension age rise.
- Catherine Foot said later-life work can benefit some, yet many face financial necessity due to inadequate retirement savings.
- Foot called for age-tailored careers support, broader flexible working, better in-work health support.
- Foot warned some cannot work longer, citing long-term health conditions, unpaid carers, disproportionate financial impact from higher state pension age.
- Foot urged a government plan to support vulnerable groups before retirement, citing potential acceleration of the rise to age 68 by 2037.
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