Many older people can find it hard to make ends meet on their State Pension but according to one organisation their monthly income should cover a key item. According to Pensions UK holidays are a "valued and realistic" part of later life.

The organisation's retirement living standards is set up to help people use their current lifestyle and cost of living as a guide for what money they might need in the future. It regularly updates the standards and has three options.

There is "minimum", covering retired people's basic needs, with some money left over for fun; "moderate", giving people more financial security and flexibility, and "comfortable", with more financial freedom and some money to spend on luxuries. But even the minimum standard allows for a week-long UK holiday, reports the Mi

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