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'I don't think I'll ever be able to retire'

BBC Business · May 25, 2026, 5:58 AM

Key takeaways

  • Those working into later life have been telling the BBC that they expect to carry on working long beyond retirement age Mandy Kemp has worked since she was 16.
  • But the 70-year-old is still working three days a week as a practice manager for a financial adviser - having been full-time until recently.
  • "I only have a state pension, and it wouldn't pay the rent and my living costs," she said.

Joshua Askew South East Supplied. Those working into later life have been telling the BBC that they expect to carry on working long beyond retirement age Mandy Kemp has worked since she was 16.

But the 70-year-old is still working three days a week as a practice manager for a financial adviser - having been full-time until recently.

"I only have a state pension, and it wouldn't pay the rent and my living costs," she said.

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