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- Number of over 50s with a second job up by more than 100,000 in 10 years
- Number of men aged 70+ in work has increased by 58% in 10 years
- Nearly one in two (48%) self-employed people in the UK are aged over 50
- Rest Less responds to Chancellor’s announcement on pensions to encourage retirees back to work
- Number of people aged over 50 receiving Carer’s Allowance increases by 22% to more than 375,000 since the pandemic
- Nearly 60% of people out of work due to long-term sickness or disability are aged 50+
- Zero hours contracts amongst the over 50s reach highest level since records began
- Gender pay gap remains at its widest for full-time workers aged over 50
- Over 700,000 more economically inactive people aged over 50 than pre-pandemic
- “The Great Unretirement” – Older workers start to return to work in the midst of cost of living crisis