Sign up for our email featuring expert insight and funding opportunities for entrepreneurs and SMEs Sign up

I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice .

Women are less likely to feel comfortable talking about money with their friends than men do, a survey suggests.

The research, published to coincide with Talk Money Week from November 3 to 7, found 39% of women feel comfortable talking about money with friends, compared with half (50%) of men.

People aged 55-plus are also less likely to feel comfortable talking about money (37%), than young adults aged 18 to 34 (56%), according to the research for the Government-backed Money and Pensions Service (MaPS).

Reasons given for people being uncomfortable talking about money

See Full Page