The proportion of people aged 65 and over and still in work has almost doubled in 10 years, a new report by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has shown. The report based on the 2011 Census in England and Wales shows a rise from 8.7 per cent to 16 per cent, in the number of people aged 65 to 74 in work – an increase of 413,000 economically active people. During this time, the total number of people aged 65+ also increased from 8.3 million to 9.2 million. The ONS said a number of factors such as more flexible…
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