One in four people reliant on partner's pension

Less than half could cope in retirement if they did not receive a share of partner’s pension

Jasmine Urquhart
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One in four people reliant on partner's pension

More than one quarter (27%) of people say they could not cope in retirement without their partner’s pension, according to Hargreaves Lansdown.

The firm analysed data from 1,400 people in September this year and found that just two in five (41%) could cope in retirement without their partner's pension. While over half (54%) of men said ...

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