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Uncertainty over how to fund later life costs

Just under a third of Britain’s adults (31%) do not know how they will finance their needs in later life, including such eventualities as long-term illness, nursing home or care fees and care of others including partners, parents and siblings, according to NS&I’s latest Quarterly Savings Survey.

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Baby boomers reinventing retirement

Retirement means different things to the ‘baby boomers’ now reaching retirement than it did to their parents - if the findings of Aviva’s most recent Real Retirement Report are anything to go by.

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Reducing reliance on residential care?

The Welsh Assembly Health and Social Care Committee has published an interesting report recommending that the reliance on residential care for older people should be reduced and more support given to those making difficult care decisions.

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The hidden value of unpaid work by the over-65s

UK retirees are embracing voluntary work and providing vital help to families, charities and local communities, according to Aviva’s latest Real Retirement Report.

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