Majority of UK adults oblivious to pensions IHT change, research finds

Standard Life research finds 89% have little or no awareness about upcoming IHT pension changes

Martin Richmond
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Majority of UK adults oblivious to pensions IHT change, research finds

A majority of UK adults are unaware of the forthcoming changes to pensions and inheritance tax (IHT), research from Standard Life shows.

The provider's research, which was conducted last month and surveyed 2,000 UK adults, found nine in ten (89%) respondents had either little or no awareness of the changes to pensions and IHT that w...

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