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The new retirement

29 March 2017

  • UK - London - Concert-goer awaiting beginning performance in deckchair<br>A lone pensioner sits in one deckchair among many before an outside concert at Kenwood House, North London. Set in leafy grounds beside Hampstead Heath, these grounds were remodelled by Robert Adam between 1764 and 1779. English Heritage host Summer concerts here and families and music fans spend war summer evenings listening to opera, classical or series of themed performances by visiting artists and groups. Here is also the source of one of London's lost rivers, The Fleet which rises here and flows downhill into the city where it becomes part of the sewer system, emerging in the Thames at Blackfriars. (Photo by In Pictures Ltd./Corbis via Getty Images)

    A world without retirement

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6 March 2017

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    How to retire successfully: 'You need to ask what you want out of life'

    A budget, good friends, a plan: retired people reveal the key ingredients for an enjoyable later life

27 February 2017

  • Karen Jones and Jo Habib discuss work and retirement at the kitchen table of Moira Ferguson.

    Working just as hard, but unpaid? What happens when women retire

    Five women talk about what retirement means to them, and reveal the ‘deep-rooted gender issues’ it has exposed

20 February 2017

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    Retirement is often portrayed as a time of decline, but many older people say their lives are more fulfilling and joyful than ever

13 February 2017

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    Hidden carers: the sixty-somethings looking after parents and grandchildren

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    Wild sea swimming in my 60s: 'it erases problems, it's being a child again' – video

6 February 2017

  • Campaigners calling for bigger pensions in 1939.

    Flexible retirement age: an idea whose time has come?

    A rising state pension age and dwindling savings mean some will never achieve prosperous retirement. Perhaps it’s time to revisit an idea from the 19th century

30 January 2017

  • Julia Frazer, 71, head of computing at the Architectural Association School of Architecture

    Work till you drop: when will you retire — and do you want to?

    Some firms are waking up to the benefits of an ageing workforce, but while many people feel lucky to keep working, others are longing to down tools

23 January 2017

  • Rachael-Collette Ingram, who took out a pension aged 19, at home in Everton, Liverpool.

    'There's a danger of a generation who can't afford to retire'

    Is the idea of a financially comfortable retirement increasingly unattainable?

16 January 2017

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    The new retirement: how an ageing population is transforming Britain

    Traditional views of retirement are being swept away. In a new series, we consider what that means for the retirees of today – and those of the future
  • Detail of woman's face

    The new retirement: why we are covering this issue – video

    Senior reporter Amelia Hill explains why she is focusing on the changing nature of retirement in a new, nine-part weekly series and asks for you to get involved. As Britain’s population gets older, society faces both challenges and opportunities. We consider what they might be for the retirees of today – and those of the future

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