Technology-savvy pensioners have led a huge rise in online donations to good causes, new research suggests.
Web donations to religious groups have soared by 128% over the past five years, while online giving to culture and arts institutions has trebled, a study by the website Justgiving found.
A poll of more than 2,000 adults found over-60s were the most generous age group, donating three times as much online to religious organisations compared with five years ago.
Older people also made five times more donations via the internet to culture and arts groups over the same period.
Churches have now been urged to adapt to modern methods of giving charity to ensure they do not miss out on generous donations.
The number of older people continuing to work into their retirement has almost doubled over the past two decades, according to the Office of National Statistics.
In 1993, 753,000 or 7.6% of pensioners were still working
In 2011, 1.4 million or 12% of pensioners were still working
Older workers are more likely to be self-employed, and work part-time.
1.4 million people working past the age of retirement
More than 1.4 million people are working past the age of retirement, according to the Office for National Statistics. Credit: Reuters
The number of workers over pensionable age continuing to work has more than doubled over the past two decades, according to new figures released by the Office for National Statistics.
In 1993 753,000 people continued to work beyond their pension, in 2011 this figure had increased to 1.4 million.
