Men more likely to reduce pension contributions due to increased cost of living

Scottish Widows also finds two million single mothers affected by ‘motherhood penalty’

Jasmine Urquhart
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Scottish Widows has found single mothers and divorced women are particularly affected by the gender pensions gap
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Scottish Widows has found single mothers and divorced women are particularly affected by the gender pensions gap

Men are more likely to have reduced their pension contributions because of the increased cost of living, according to research by Scottish Widows.

The insurer's 19th annual Women and Retirement report revealed 15% of men had reduced their pension contributions amid the rising cost of living compared to 11% of women overall, despite the crisis...

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