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State Pension deferral: public awareness and attitudes

By: Nick Coleman, Rosie McLeod, Oliver Norden and Alice Coulter

This is the report of qualitative and quantitative research commissioned by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in order to develop understanding of State Pension deferral. The study's key objectives were to investigate the characteristics of those people past State Pension Age who do, and do not, defer claiming their State Pension, to explore awareness of deferral policies and to understand what motivates people's decisions.

The findings are based on survey and in-depth interviews carried out by BMRB Social Research.

September 2008 92 pages 297x210mm

ISBN 978 1 84712 436 4