Five Times More New Zealanders to Work Past Age of 80 – Stats NZ

Five times more New Zealanders to work past age of 80 – Stats NZ

Projected uptick in women’s years spent working reflects a need to work later in life and societal shifts such as greater equity in childcare responsibilities The post Five times more New Zealanders to work past age of 80 – Stats NZ appeared first on Newsroom.

Why We Work Past Retirement Age

In the UK, the state pension age is 66. Yet, recent data from the Annual Population Survey (July 2023 to June 2024) shows that 9.5% of people aged 66 and older—about 1.12 million—are still working. This is up from 8.7% (880,000 people) a decade ago. Retirement is often seen as a time to relax and enjoy life. So why are so many people still working? Research from Queen’s University Belfast looked into this, studying who works past retirement age …