Third of women would not cope financially if relationship ended - Fidelity

Compared to 19% of men

Sophie King
clock • 1 min read

A third of women (33%) would not be able to cope financially if their relationship ended tomorrow, research by Fidelity International has found.

The survey, which polled 2,000 individuals, found two-fifths (42%) of women aged between 55 and 64 years old were most likely to be financially vulnerable in the event of a relationship breakdown. Likewise, around two-fifths of women aged between 35 and 54 years old admitted they would be financially unstable. In total, a third (33%) of women across all age groups who responded to Fidelity's survey said they would not be financial stable in the event of a break-up. In comparison, one fifth (19%) of men felt they would not be able to support themselves financially in the event of a rel...

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