What's this? This content is a paid posting by one of our clients, and does not necessarily the reflect the opinions of Investment Week. Partner Insight: Is a UK dividend drought a long-term challenge? Dividend complacency in 2020 meant many investors were shocked when companies halted payouts. What’s the outlook in 2021? Hardeep Tawakley Last year, a perfect storm of cuts, suspensions and cancellations were put in place by several FTSE companies as the economy ground to a halt under national lockdowns. According to AJ Bell, the FTSE 100's forecast dividend pay-out fell from £91bn in January to £62bn at the end of June, the lowest level since 2011.Yet according to Liontrust's Robin Geffen, there was complacency early in 2020 about the ability of many companies to maintain their levels of dividends.