Do you think you'll be able to work till you're 68?

mh1923

new_leaf wrote:

I'm visualising me working till I'm 68 - not a cheery picture. Will I have a hearing aid, walking stick and a crabby nature :mad: or will I be one of the ones who look 38, go jogging and zip through Mensa puzzles? Who knows?

In addition to my pension planning, I'm also eating my veggies and working the treadmill. I hope I don't have to work at 68, but I sure as hell intend to be physically ABLE to do so, as far as it is in my control.

If I had the choice between being physically or financially healthy in my 60s, it's not even a contest.

Dora_the_Explorer_5

Ted,

Those who are aware of the situation know that breast cancer survivors continue to make greater use of the NHS than people who have never had cancer. Because these are damaged individuals society needs to be aware that the disability benefits system will continue to be needed to support those who through no fault of their own, need to rely on the state

I'd be very interested to see the evidence you used for this statement - do you have a link?

The fact that 50% of the over 65 population consider themselves disabled will not disappear if you simply move the retirement age to 68.

If you are referring to stats from the General Household Survey, disability is self reported and subjective, not objective.

mh1923

Isn't that true of every cancer survivor? I'm one--been in remission for over 20 years. And yet any lump or bump has to be scanned or biopsied. I actually had a biopsy done on a strange lump that the doctor was sure was a tumor that turned out to be a wart! :rotfl: Now without that history, my threshhold of 'this is weird-I should see the doctor' would be a lot higher, and the doctor would probably be more likely to rely on observation instead of ordering expensive tests.

(Not exactly the same as being disabled, but I'm surely using up more medical resources than a cancer free person my age.)

CODEBREAKER

no young (under 60) disabled person gets the heating alowance

i have been into many homes where the disabled person is in a wheelchair so they cannot move to get warm and have to have the heating on all day and night.

they get no help what so ever.........