British high inflation exacerbates the cost of living costs, and more and more retired elderly people are forced to return to work

Overseas Network, July 26th. The British "Guardian" reported on the 25th that British's rapidly growing inflation has exacerbated the crisis of life costs and forced more and more retired elderly to return to work.

The report quoted data from the National Bureau of Statistics of the United Kingdom, saying that compared with the new crown epidemic, people who are still working and looking for jobs have increased. In the past year, people over the age of 50 who are still working or looking for a job have increased by 116,000. Among them, more than half of them are men over 65 years old, and women over 65 years of age have increased by 37,000 compared with previous years.

Cora Adcock was a part -time music teacher who retired at the age of 64, but at the age of 69, she had to start work because her pension was not enough to pay soaring living expenses. She had previously found a job of playing the wind piano at a British arsenal, but was unemployed at the age of 71. She is still trying to find new jobs now.

James Derounian, from Greaster, retired at the age of 62, but returned to the lecturer's post two years later. "I plan to retire, but my life is not allowed. High living expenses have disrupted all my plans." Droning said.

"More and more retirees feel that they are more poorer than before. Consumers are confident at the lowest point of history. The consumption power is declining every month." "Lewis) said," Many people who thought they could retire happily during the epidemic, now have to come back to find a job, and increase additional income when they have the energy as a supplement to pension. "

According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on the 20th, the British Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 9.4%year -on -year year -on -year, a new high since 1982; the price of gasoline prices rose by 42%year -on -year; food prices rose nearly 10%year -on -year. (Overseas Network Yao Kaihong)

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