Black women at risk of working through retirement

Scottish Widows finds one in six black and Asian women are opting out of pensions

Jasmine Urquhart
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Scottish Widows' research has found black women are more likely to have concerns about running out of money during retirement
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Scottish Widows' research has found black women are more likely to have concerns about running out of money during retirement

One third (30%) of black women say they plan to reduce their working hours instead of retiring, a survey from Scottish Widows finds.

Two surveys of 6,424 adults conducted last year found that while one in five (22% and 21% respectively) of Asian and white women thought they would reduce their working hours upon retirement age, b...

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