Gender pension gap widens for those nearing retirement, finds PPI analysis

Women have half the pension wealth of men in the same age bracket pre-retirement

Alex Levy
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Women aged between 55 and 59 have just over half (54%) the private pension wealth of men the same age, according to analysis by the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI), as it reveals the gender pension gap has widened in this age group over the last two years.

The findings form part of the PPI's report published today (15 September), ‘The Underpensioned: Updating the Gender Pension Gap', which is sponsored by Marsh and based on analysis of the Office for...

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