{"id":8330,"date":"2026-02-17T12:17:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T12:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/quilter\/?p=8330"},"modified":"2026-02-17T15:47:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T15:47:02","slug":"how-financially-resilient-would-your-family-be-without-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/quilter\/2026\/02\/17\/how-financially-resilient-would-your-family-be-without-you\/","title":{"rendered":"How financially resilient would your family be without you?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Many UK adults don\u2019t feel confident their family would be financially secure if they unexpectedly died <\/td>Women were less certain about their family\u2019s financial resilience and 45-54-year-olds were the least confident age group <\/td>These findings highlight a gap in financial resilience that can leave families exposed <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Research<\/strong>1<\/sup><\/strong> shows that many people in the UK are uncertain about their family\u2019s financial security if the unexpected were to happen. Only one in five feel very confident that their loved ones would feel financially secure. Just over a third (35%) believe their family could \u2018manage for a while,\u2019 but almost a quarter aren\u2019t confident at all.<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Confidence levels vary across demographics. Women are less certain than men that their family would be secure \u2013 49% versus 67% \u2013 and employees at large companies tend to feel more secure than those in smaller firms. The least confident age group is 45 to 54, with one in three saying their family would not manage financially without them. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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These findings highlight a gap in financial resilience that can leave families exposed. Taking steps now to review your life insurance arrangements can help provide reassurance, protect your loved ones, and give you peace of mind that they\u2019ll be cared for no matter what happens. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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1<\/sup>The Exeter, 2025 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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It is important to take professional advice before making any decision relating to your personal finances. Information within this article is based on our current understanding and can be subject to change without notice and the accuracy and completeness of the information cannot be guaranteed. It does not provide individual tailored advice and is for guidance only. Some rules may vary in different parts of the UK.<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many UK adults don\u2019t feel confident their family would be financially secure if they unexpectedly died  Women were less certain about their family\u2019s financial resilience and 45-54-year-olds were the least confident age group  These findings highlight a gap in financial resilience that can leave families exposed  Research1 shows that many people in the UK are uncertain about their family\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":8340,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[32,77],"tags":[],"hd_content_source":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/quilter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8330"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/quilter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/quilter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/quilter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/quilter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8330"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/quilter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8330\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8359,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/quilter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8330\/revisions\/8359"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/quilter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/quilter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/quilter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/quilter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8330"},{"taxonomy":"hd_content_source","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/quilter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hd_content_source?post=8330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}