Increasing numbers of over-50s are turning to self-employment to help boost their retirement savings, according to new figures.

Retired couples in the South East enjoy weekly incomes 17% higher than the UK average, new research shows.

Less than two-fifths (36%) of average retirement income before tax is provided by private and working pensions, according to a new report.

The annual cost of a comfortable retirement has increased by nearly a fifth in the last two years as average spending by retired households climbs to £23,675 a year, new analysis of the latest Government data has shown.