Divorced women the 'poor relations of pensions wealth' - Royal London

Published towards the start of the month in which relationship charity Relate has reported a surge in inquiries each year from those with relationship worries, the mutual insurer's study suggested it is not the case divorced women have ‘made up for' a lack of pension wealth by accumulating greater housing equity. Focusing on those aged over 50, the research found the average divorced woman over 50 has pension wealth of £131,000, compared with £454,000 for the average married couple. Meanwhile, the average married couple over 50 has double the housing wealth of the average divorced woman ...