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People are to an older age in Britain. The number of 70-74 year-old people who work has in the past decade. Around 10 per cent of British people in their early 70s are now . It is the highest figure since records . The British government just over a quarter of a million 70-74-year-olds currently jobs. In 2005, there were around 100,000 of them. The government said people are working to an older age and are deciding to later. A labour union spokesperson said the reason for people working in their old age because retirement pensions in Britain are more difficult to on. Many older people have to work and delay retirement to be able to survive.

Employment spokesman Frances O'Grady said: "The last decade has [big] changes in the labour market, with far more people working beyond retirement age. While there plenty who enjoy remaining in work, many need to extra cash because they cannot to retire." He added that: "We decent jobs and pensions for all so that people can a genuine choice about whether they in work." A spokesman for small businesses, John Allan, said more older people were their own businesses. He said: "More and more older people are [ on] a career change later in life and are starting up their own businesses, pursuing something they may have of doing for years."