A research from Legal & General Retail Retirement reveals that 25% of women have less than £5,000 in their pot. In comparison, only 15% of men have less than £5,000 in their pension pot.
Covid-19 hits older workers retirement saving plans
Pandemic hits pension pots
Some 1.7 million workers in their 50s are saving less for retirement due to the pandemic, latest research from Legal & General (L&G) reveals.
The retirement provider has tracked the effects of the pandemic on retirement for the last year and found that in August 2020 hardly any (2%) pre-retirees were actively planning to save less for their.
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Millions of over-50s could be tens of thousands of pounds worse off in retirement because they reduced their pension contributions during the pandemic.
As many as one in eight workers aged over 50 cut their pension payments due to the financial pressures of Covid-19. If they reinstate payments now, the impact will still be contained, but a 50-year-old who never opts back in to making pension contributions could be £50,000 worse off by their state pension age of 67, new research from Legal & General reveals.
Worry: As many as one in eight workers aged over 50 cut their pension payments due to the financial pressures of Covid-19
Millions of over-50s could be tens of thousands of pounds worse off in retirement because they reduced their pension contributions during the pandemic.
As many as one in eight workers aged over 50 cut their pension payments due to the financial pressures of Covid-19.
If they reinstate payments now, the impact will still be contained, but a 50-year-old who never opts back in to making pension contributions could be £50,000 worse off by their state pension age of 67, new research from Legal & General reveals.
Worry: As many as one in eight workers aged over 50 cut their pension payments due to the financial pressures of Covid-19