Changes in retirement plans in the English older population during the COVID-19 pandemic: The roles of health factors and financial insecurity.

ABSTRACT: Over the course of 2020 and 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted lives globally. In the UK, unemployment rate continued to increase during and post-lockdown periods, and job security and financial wellbeing deteriorated. It is important to understand whether individual decisions related to retirement plans have changed systematically as a result of the pandemic, especially among older adults who experienced greater rates of pandemic unemployment. Using the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, this article examines changes in retirement plans of older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic and estimates the impact of health and financial circumstances on these changes. In June/July 2020, 5% of 2095 participants reported planning earlier retirement, while 9% reported planning later retirement

SUBMITTER: Kung CSJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10262925 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature