Later life challenges ‘have changed since last coronation’

Scottish Widows compared the UK’s retirement savings landscape with that in the era of the previous coronation in 1953.

The number of people receiving the state pension has more than doubled since the last coronation, according to Scottish Widows (Yui Mok/PA) (PA Archive)

The number of people receiving the state pension has more than doubled since the last coronation, according to a pensions and savings provider.

And despite female employment levels having surged over the decades, a pensions gender gap remains, according to the research from Scottish Widows.

Ahead of the coronation of King Charles, Scottish Widows compared the UK’s retirement savings landscape with that in the era of the previous coronation in 1953.