Seven out of 10 people in the UK think companies are likely to withdraw final-salary pensions from their current employees, as the bank Barclays did this week, according to a new survey. This morning, Lloyds Banking Group became the latest to come under pressure over pensions.

Hymans Robertson, an actuarial consultancy, ran the survey of the public's attitude to pensions in conjunction with pollsters Opinion Matters and Tickbox.net. It linked its findings to the UK Government's recent increase in taxes on pension contributions for higher earners.