Government wants to coax over 50s back into work

Not if you plan it properly. It helps if you have a little private pension, living economically, and leave the investment alone so you can buy a home eventually.
I know someone who did this three years ago and is truly happy away from a very demanding job which almost ruined his health.

We retired early and after a year when my health had become stable we went travelling for 4 months every year over the winter. We still kept our home and funded it from living expenses. By going in the winter months we were saving on our unities, Christmas spending and socialising and to top it all the exchange rate was good. It’s no good buying a motor home at some point you are going to have to stop travelling.

Katie59

Looking the ONS graphs it’s the contrast between the UK and other nations who have had far more return to work that stands out, also the number that see themselves at long term sick in the UK after Covid.
Is long Covid a serious problem in the UK but not elsewhere?.

It's possible but I imagine the destruction of the NHS has more to do with this figure.

Is it possible to find out long Covid stats for other countries?

Long term sickness in 50-65 year olds is a red herring in this context, as it’s gone up by less than one percent since the onset of the pandemic (figure 14 in the report refers).
There is a rise in people who have been economically inactive for more than 5 years, but that group is the hardest to reach in terms of returning to work, so arguably is just following the trend that was already there.

As I said in an earlier comment, according to the report it’s important to note that the baseline for economic inactivity was and remains lower than average.

If it’s lower than average why the push to get the 50 plus back in work, ….

Aveline

Is it possible to find out long Covid stats for other countries?

Long Covid, like ME - is very difficult to prove.

Fleurpepper I'm sure it is. I'd just be interested to find out if long Covid is an international outcome or is confined to just UK. We'll never know if course.

Barmeyoldbat

If it’s lower than average why the push to get the 50 plus back in work, ….

Indeed.

The Government want to coax, people do as they wish.

Aveline

Is it possible to find out long Covid stats for other countries?

www.who.int/europe/news/item/13-09-2022-at-least-17-million-people-in-the-who-european-region-experienced-long-covid-in-the-first-two-years-of-the-pandemic--millions-may-have-to-live-with-it-for-years-to-come

At 69 because of Brexit, not to lost points earnt in the UK which the French pension adds to my French pension, I had to retire. However, I kept working but I was taxed so much it was incredible. I had to stop work 18 months later because of covid and the tax bill fell.

Nurseries should be free from the age of 3 so that mothers/ fathers can go back to work without the weight of charges. (I know certain do not agree but it works in France 8am-6pm). This would help people with young children..

There are many healthy refugees willing to work, as soon as they land they should be given ID cards allowing them to earn money to support themselves. Some are qualified in their trades including medical. Have them sit an exam and let them fill the unoccupied jobs.

17 million with long Covid. Blimey. That's a lot of people out of the workforce across Europe. It's says something about Covid itself.

Aveline

17 million with long Covid. Blimey. That's a lot of people out of the workforce across Europe. It's says something about Covid itself.

My friend has been diagnosed with it, it is debilitating. She is retired anyway but is getting physiotherapy. I've had similar symptoms to hers but her GP surgery is far more aware and caring than ours.

Research into organ damage shows long Covid is real despite Johnson's outrageous comment on an official brief.

At 64 I work because I want to, usually 3 days a week and I’m expected to do the same work as younger staff, I’m lucky I have the health to do that. The money is always welcome, the perks are good, management are efficient and I enjoy working with younger staff.
If I didn’t enjoy the work it would be different and I completely understand those that don’t want to.

hello

Well I know why it doesn’t work on my iPad, now I just need to work out how to fix it!

Eek, wrong thread.