Quarter of retirees 'not ready' to quit work - Pru

Jenna Towler
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Almost a quarter of people set to retire this year say they do not feel ready to stop working yet, according to research from Prudential.

And about a fifth of people polled for the provider's Class of 2013 research said they did not like the idea of being at home all the time. Prudential said more than half of this year's retirees said they would think about working beyond state retirement age, and about 40% would want to remain full-time. Some 60% would consider part-time working. It said motivation was not just financial - more than half said they thought working past state pension age would be healthy. About 40% said they would be happy to work on simply because they enjoy working so much. Stan Russell, Prudential...

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