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    Savers from Scotland and the East of England were also concerned about later life finances, with many of those surveyed saying they were not confident that they would be able to have financial freedom in retirement (see table below).

    The most confident savers were those from London (47%) and the Midlands (44%).

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    Ben Alcock, Chartered Financial Planner in Continuum, said that the research highlighted how Northern Irish savers were seriously worried about healthcare costs in retirement and about retirement finances generally.

    He said: “Despite 81% of Britons telling us that maintaining their current lifestyle in retirement was important to them only 8% of Northern Irish savers said that this was one of their main concerns when it comes to their later life finances. Other worries, such as being able to pay for healthcare, seem far more pressing.” 

    How confident are you that you will be able to have financial freedom in retirement?

     

    North

    Midlands

    East

    London

    South

    Wales

    Scotland

    Northern Ireland

    Confident

    42%

    44%

    42%

    47%

    43%

    43%

    43%

    42%

    Not confident

    48%

    46%

    50%

    42%

    43%

    47%

    50%

    51%

    Unsure

    10%

    10%

    8%

    11%

    14%

    11%

    7%

    7%

    Source: Survey of 2067 adults by YouGov on behalf of Continuum.

     

    • YouGov surveyed 2067 adults on behalf of Continuum between 28 and 30 June. Fieldwork was undertaken between 28 - 30th June.  The survey was carried out online. The figures have been weighted and are representative of all UK adults (aged 18+).


     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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