Half of adults count on to work to at the very least the State Pension age, presently 66, however half of below 50s consider there most likely will not be a State Pension by the point they retire, based on a suppose tank’s analysis.

The analysis revealed widespread help for the State Pension however many mentioned they didn’t suppose they may reside on it or anticipated it to be nugatory or non-existent by the point they retired.

Many individuals mistakenly believed that State Pensions are funded instantly by Nationwide Insurance coverage from a segregated pot of cash fairly from common taxation, as they’re.

Phoenix Insights, the longevity suppose tank of the Phoenix Group, compiled six key retirement info from its analysis to mark the 8.5% Triple Lock-based enhance within the State Pension from 8 April.

The six key findings they discovered have been: 

• Half of adults count on to work as much as at the very least their state pension age (51%)
• Simply 18% of adults say they may reside on the State Pension alone in retirement
• Over one in 5 (22%) over-55s have no idea their State Pension age
• 87% of adults consider the State Pension is there to make sure everybody has a minimal stage of earnings in retirement
• The vast majority of adults (84%) consider that it an important position of presidency to supply the State Pension
• Half of below 50s suppose that there most likely received’t be a state pension by the point they retire

Patrick Thomson, head of analysis and coverage at Phoenix Insights, mentioned: “The State Pension issues to all of us, it is a crucial intergeneration social contract serving to to scale back poverty amongst retirees, paid for from contributions of the working age inhabitants. It’s the greatest single a part of the social safety system and has been the muse for many individuals’s retirement earnings for over 75 years.

“Nonetheless, Phoenix Insights’ analysis exploring public attitudes in the direction of the state pension discovered that understanding of the system could be very low, together with round what the ‘Triple Lock’ is and when folks can entry their State Pension. A typical false impression among the many public was that Nationwide Insurance coverage contributions are saved in a private pot and accessed at state pension age fairly than the State Pension being paid for out of common taxation.

“As an growing proportion of the inhabitants reaches State Pension age within the coming a long time, it will be important that the system is trusted, sustainable, comprehensible and helps the monetary safety of retirees.”

“We all know that merely elevating the State Pension age doesn’t imply that folks will be capable of work for longer. We want correct help to assist make work higher for extra folks, and to help these unable to work to larger ages.”

Phoenix Group is likely one of the UK’s largest long-term financial savings and retirement enterprise and has £259 billion of belongings below administration. Its manufacturers embrace Normal Life, SunLife, Phoenix Life and ReAssure.

• Analysis knowledge was compiled from: Phoenix Group polling with Opinium, January 2024, 2,000 UK adults, Phoenix Insights (2022); Reaching a sure age: Public attitudes to the state pension; Phoenix Insights (2023), An intergenerational contract: Coverage suggestions for the way forward for the state pension.