Nearly a quarter of adults are unaware of pension consolidation

Those who have combined pensions said they found it easy

Isabel Baxter
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Almost a quarter of UK adults (22%) are unaware they can consolidate their pension pots, according to research from Standard Life.

Standard Life's Retirement Voice report conducted among more than 6,000 people in the UK revealed that more than one in ten (12%) are only vaguely aware of the option to consolidate, while 21% have heard about it but not in any detail. Only 20% are fully aware of pension consolidation.  Out of those who have consolidated their pension pots, more than three quarters (77%) said they found it easy. Meanwhile, those who have not consolidated pensions put this down to: not knowing how to (25%); being scared of making a mistake which might negatively affect retirement income (13%); thinkin...

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