Average UK woman’s private pension just £11,500 annually – only 67% of men’s

Average UK woman’s private pension just £11,500 annually – only 67% of men’s

Women in the UK receive only two-thirds (67%) of income that men receive from private pensions, research from Bowmore Financial Planning shows*. In the 2024/25 tax year, the average income from private pensions for women was £11,500, compared with £17,200 for men. The gap between men and women’s pensions has actually widened over the last few years (see graph below), with women’s private pension income standing at 71% of men’s in 2020-21. The pe…