The number of people prepared to work until the formal state pension age of 65 has more than doubled in four years to 42%, according to new research by the national statistics office CBS.

But 40% of workers aged over 55 said they were not prepared to work on until they reached the age of 65.
At the moment, only one in seven of the over-60s in the Netherlands is still in work. An increase in the state retirement age from 65 to 67 is set to be a central issue in the June 9 general election.
Construction industry workers are least likely to be willing to work until they are 65. Farm workers and teachers were happiest to work on.
But only 13% said they were willing to work past the age of 65, even though an increase in the pension age is backed by most political parties.