'Sandwich generation' in UK spread too thinly - LV=

And, according to research from LV=, this section of society - typically aged 40 and 60 years - widely lacks financial confidence and many are unprepared for a potential shock to their income. More than half (52%) are concern about the financial impact a serious illness would have on either themselves or their partner (compared to the national average of 35%), while they are also nearly twice as likely to worry about the prospect of themselves or their partner dying and leaving their family without an income (30% compared to 17% national average), the survey of 8,529 UK adults found. ...