Almost half of peopled aged over 50 do not have a detailed retirement plan while only 16% of UK adults are ‘totally confident’ they have enough money to retire in comfort, according to a new UK Retirement Confidence Index.

A third (32%) of Britons rank pension planning as their lowest 'life admin' priority, according to research from Standard Life.

Millions of older workers are unaware of how much they have saved for retirement, prompting fears that they will miss out on an opportunity to boost their retirement pots.

Retired couples in the South East enjoy weekly incomes 17% higher than the UK average, new research shows.