Tiny minority feel they could survive on state provision

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Only a tiny minority of people feel they could live comfortably on the basic state pension, research commissioned by Friends Provident reveals.

The Freetirement Generation report showed only 4pc of people felt they could live on the amount offered by the government, while 69pc of people estimated they would need £600 a month to live comfor...

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