Half of all Brits are 'too lazy' to save

Research commissioned by Scottish Widows, questioning 4236 UK adults, finds the propensity to save is NOT linked to an individual’s salary or earnings as one-third of those people not saving earn in excess of £30k annually. The pensions provider finds only half (55%) of Brits are saving enough to provide adequate retirement funds, dropping to 30% after deducting those people attached to final salary pension schemes. Moreover, those workers not attached to such schemes and aged over 30, are only putting 9.3% of their income towards their retirement annually, with Scottish Widows estimat...