General Article 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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