British people are working to an older age. The number of working 70-74-year-olds has doubled in the past decade. Around 10 per cent of people in their early 70s now work.Just over a quarter of a million 70-74-year-olds now have jobs. In 2005, it was just 100,000. The government said people are deciding to keep on working. A reason for people working in their old age is because retirement pensions(退休金) in Britain are becoming more difficult to live on. Many older people have to work so they won’t become poor in their old age.
A spokesman said, "The last decade has seen changes in the labour market, with far more people working at an old age." He said many people needed to make more money because they couldn't afford to be out of work. He added that older people needed good jobs and retirement pensions so they could make a choice about whether they stay in work. A spokesman for small businesses said more older people were starting their own businesses. He said this was something they may have dreamed for many years.
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