Almost half of Britons had no private pension, ONS says

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Almost half of Britons below retirement age had no pension savings in the years 2010-2012, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed.

According to the figures, 45% of men and 49% of women did not have any private pension savings. Barnett Waddingham senior consultant Malcolm McLean said: "The figures released by the ONS this mo...

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