Pensions map flat and featureless

The financial education provider’s “Pensions Map” of the UK suggests there is a two-thirds chance of poor pensions prospects in the Southeast of the UK, while three-quarters of all women in all regions face tough times. The line between comfort and hardship has been defined by the map makers as being a pension of 40% or less of final salary weighed against the basic cost of living (as determined by the Expenditure and Food Survey published by the Office for National Statistics and the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) Betweeen 59% of all workers in the Northeast an...