Annuity usage back on the decline despite 2023 hot market

Retirees using annuities has dropped from 19% last year to 17% this year

Isabel Baxter
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Annuity usage back on the decline despite 2023 hot market

The proportion of retired UK adults using annuities has dropped in the last year, Interactive Investor’s Great British Retirement Survey 2023 has revealed.

Even though rates have increased and sales are rising nationally, the survey revealed that the proportion of retired respondents using annuities dropped from 19% last year to 17% this year. By c...

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