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29th Sep 2012leicestersing commented on:
Have you retired yet or are you planning to any time soon?I have just turned 55, and I get annoyed when people ask if I have retired, as I will not get my Statutory pension until I am 66, which is frustrating, as my husband is older than me & will get the benefits earlier. I have taken redunancy from local government, but I found a more rewarding role 5 years ago as a part time hospitral chaplain. So i will have a period of 11+ years of being an in betweeny- too young for benefits, but too old for other employment. at least I now have a better work/life balance, filling in with voluntary work on bereavement, with refugees and asylum seekers, and walking/cycling groups.