Pension Planning for Women

updated: February 5, 2012

To obtain a copy of our Guide: Pension Planning for Women please click here.

It has been suggested that someone retiring now can expect to spend 40 per cent of their adult life in retirement! The Provision of Long Term, Post Retirement Income - A seminar arranged by threesixty services Nov 2010

“Women planning to retire in 2010 expect to receive an average annual pension of £12,169, while their male counterparts expect to collect an average pension of £19,593 – a pension gender gap of £7,424.  The pension income gender gap has widened by £782 since 2009 when the difference between men’s and women’s pensions was £6,642.”
Prudential Class of 2010 Retirement Survey Published February 2010

“At February 2010, there were 12.5 million claimants of State Pension (SP), a rise of 261 thousand on a year earlier.  Of these, 38% were male and 62% female.” Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Quarterly Statistical Summary, August 2010

To obtain further information please click here for our pdf Guide to Pension Planning for Women.