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13% of older workers alter retirement plans due to Covid-19


By Jack Gray

More than one in eight (13 per cent) older workers have changed their retirement plans due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).

Its survey found that 8 per cent of workers over the age of 50 planned to retire later, while 5 per cent planned to retire earlier


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