Over 9m Brits have no pension provision
January 23, 2008 by admin
Filed under News, News-Banking
Over 9 million Brits have no pension provision yet expect to retire when they reach the age of 62 according to new findings. 
Research from Baring Asset Management found that of those adults yet to retire, 24 per cent have no pension provision at all.
The target age of retirement for those between 18 and 34 is 61, in spite of government recommendations stating that it is set to rise to 68 by 2044.
Rob Lay, Barings’ head of European sales, said; “People have to start taking a more proactive approach to planning for their retirement.
“These figures reveal a worrying trend of UK adults assuming that they will be in a position to retire without having made the necessary arrangements for funding that retirement,” he added.
The research also showed that 21 per cent of people expect to be able to retire before 50 with a defined contribution scheme, and 17 per cent expect to be able to retire on a defined benefit.
According to figures from the Government Actuary’s Department, life expectancy for men and women is set to rise to 86 years and 89 years respectively by 2050.
