Pensioner poverty hotspots – where in the UK retirement is most of a struggle

We look at where in the UK over 50s are at greater risk of financial vulnerability due to low homeownership and higher cost of living

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Pensioner poverty hotspots – where in the UK retirement is most of a struggle
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Pensioners in the UK face a growing retirement poverty postcode lottery, according to new research, with older people in some regions under far greater financial strain than others.

In a survey of 2,000 people aged 50 and over, insurance and equity release firm SunLife found stark regional differences in how financially secure people feel as they approach or enter retirement.

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Laura Miller

Laura Miller is an experienced financial and business journalist. Formerly on staff at the Daily Telegraph, her freelance work now appears in the money pages of all the national newspapers. She endeavours to make money issues easy to understand for everyone, and to do justice to the people who regularly trust her to tell their stories. She lives by the sea in Aberystwyth. You can find her tweeting @thatlaurawrites