en-us http://backend.userland.com/rss Your Friends @ Myvesta.org.uk (stever@myvesta.org) myvestaukblog_archive.html stever@myvesta.org 114418542601625112 It is being predicted that debt could be bringing families closer together.

The Lasting Lifestyles report commissioned by FTSE 100 life and pensions company Friends Provident suggests that, despite an increase in family breakups in recent times, the burdens of debt could see families move back in together to get themselves back on track.

The report has led to trend forecasters The Trend Laboratory predicting a new tendency of clubbing together, where parents and their adult children come together to share the burdens of cost.

"As 30-somethings fail to invest in pensions and an ageing population spends its children's inheritance, we are seeing families moving back in with each other and sharing the cost of home and mortgage," according to the Lasting Lifestyles report.

Fractional pensions are being cited as the way forward for these family groups, allowing them to make equal contributions and receive the benefits of a larger pension.

The predicted move is a result of poor planning by the children and apparent over spending by their parents.

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