£31.1bn sitting unclaimed in ‘lost’ pension pots – research

Some £31.1 billion is estimated by the Pensions Policy Institute to be lying in unclaimed, inactive or lost pension pots (Gareth Fuller/PA) - (PA Archive)

Some £31.1 billion is estimated to be lying in unclaimed, inactive or lost pension pots.

Around 3.29 million pension pots are now considered lost, containing an average sum of £9,468.93, according to the analysis by research charity the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI), for the Pension Attention campaign.