12 March 2010
According to research by Defaqto, only 22 per cent of women have
sought retirement advice. The results further revealed that a mere
21 per cent of women are saving for retirement and only 13 per cent
claim they are confident their retirement income will meet their
needs.
78 per cent of women said they will be relying on a state
pension, whereas 22 per cent of women said they would be dependent
on their spouse's pension.