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07 January 2026
Issue: 8144 / Categories: Legal News , Pensions , Divorce , Family
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Time to stir the pension pot?

Pension provision should be considered during all divorce proceedings in order to repair gender inequality, the Pension Policy Institute (PPI) charity and workplace pensions provider now:pensions have said

The two organisations, who publish the annual ‘Gender Pensions Gap’ report, released statistics this week showing only 11% of divorces in 2024 and 2025 involved pension attachment orders to divide the couple’s pension assets. This is despite the fact divorced women typically have £32,640 in their pension while the median for divorced men is £85,800.

Simon Blain, family law partner at Forsters, welcomed the idea but pointed out pension discussions do not always result in an order being made.

‘The most common way of addressing pension assets on divorce is by “offsetting” the value of the pension against other assets (usually, but not always, equity in the family home),’ he said, particularly where pensions are relatively small. Moreover, if the pot is ‘modest’, it may not be worth it to spend thousands on financial advice in order to pension share.

Issue: 8144 / Categories: Legal News , Pensions , Divorce , Family
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