Pensions and Divorce

560 315 Jess Easby

  • The average age of divorce is now 47 for a man and 44 for a woman
  • One in seven (15%) didn’t realise their pension could be impacted by getting divorced
  • A third (34%) made no claim on their former partner’s pension when they divorced
  • One in twelve (8%) divorcees don’t have their own pension and were relying on their partner to finance their retirement
  • One in five (19%) divorcees will be significantly financially worse off in retirement because of a divorce

Source: https://www.aviva.com/newsroom/news-releases/2022/05/thousands-risk-pension-poverty-after-divorce/

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