Pension death benefits could go to the wrong person if crucial detail is not checked and updated
New research conducted by Opinium on behalf of pensions experts, Hargreaves Lansdown, found that only 38 per cent of people have kept expression of wish forms for all their pensions up to date. Over a quarter (26%) said they had not, 13 per cent were unsure and worryingly, some 24 per cent of the 2,000 people surveyed in September said they didn’t know what an expression of wish form was.