UK cohabitees have greater financial risk, as confusion reigns over legal and benefit entitlements
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- Half (51%) of cohabitees think government benefits are biased in favour of married couples
- But confusion persists among cohabitees around their legal entitlements: nearly one in five (19%) wrongly believe they are eligible for bereavement benefit
- Over a third (36%) do not know that the Marriage Allowance exists
- A third (33%) of cohabitees have not yet named the beneficiary of their pension
- Cohabitees’ finances are in poorer health than married couples, with lower incomes and less savings
- Th...
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