<p>There should be provision for people who find themselves out of work when they approach state pension age, writes <strong>Peter Wade</strong></p><p>I am now in my 61st year, haven’t worked for more than two years and have stopped applying for jobs (<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/sep/17/over-50s-reveal-trying-to-get-a-job-applications-interviews">‘I feel invisible’: over-50s reveal harsh realities of trying to get a job, 17 September</a>). The bulk of my career was as an advic