The number of people saving into a company pension scheme has fallen from 6.3 million to 3.2 million since 1991, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) says.
Nigel Barlow looks at the effects of living longer on retirement planning.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has been rebuked by its watchdog for publishing growth data last month which "flattered" the national accounts.
The UK economy officially grew by 0.5% in Q1, according to the Office for National Statistics'(ONS) third and final estimate for the period.
Public borrowing surged to a record £10bn in April, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Economists react to today's ONS estimate of UK GDP growth in the first three months of this year...
The UK economy grew by 0.5% in the first quarter of the year, down slightly on economists' forecasts, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said in its first estimate today.
Retail sales staged an unexpected recovery in March, providing some respite for the embattled high street.
The poorest 50% contributed just 6% of the total pension savings made by 50-64-year-olds in the UK between 2006 and 2008, figures show.
The pound has risen against the euro after UK GDP growth was reported as -0.5% in Q4 2010, slightly ahead of previous estimates of -0.6%.