Planning for retirement

Published: 19 August 2013

A number of people with HIV were diagnosed at a time when HIV infection was expected to be fatal. As a result, many people quit their jobs, spent their savings, and stopped planning for the future in any way. Since then, HIV treatments have dramatically improved, and many such individuals are still alive.

For example, someone who was diagnosed in the 1980s in their 30s might not have expected to live long but now find themselves in their 60s and responding well to treatment – but without any financial provision for old age.

Other issues more prevalent than average in people with HIV, such as immigration, housing or mental health problems, can also prevent people from planning adequately for retirement.

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