A new study has shown that Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust has seen one of the highest increases in people aged 66 and over choosing to stay in employment, past the state pension age.

The research, compiled by financial planning experts, Money Minder, sent Freedom of Information (FOI) requests to more than 50 NHS Foundation Trusts across England to reveal how many workers aged 66 and over were staying within permanent contracts within the NHS.

With surging inflation, energy bills and food prices, senior citizens could be choosing to work past retirement age to cope with rising these new costs and help them maintain a good quality of life.

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust came in 12th place in the list of NHS Hospital Trusts employing more people past retirement age and has seen one of the highest increases of people staying past 66 with a 58.62% increase. The hospital saw a rise from 87 to 138 in the last four years.

In 2018, there were 5,900 seniors working past retirement age in the UK. In 2022, that number currently stands at 6,849.