‘Critical’ need to close the UK’s self-employed pensions gap

Closing the self-employed pensions gap in the UK is critical to cracking the wider pensions crisis, according to Susan Hope, a retirement expert at Scottish Widows (Peter Byrne/PA) - (PA Archive)

The self-employment pensions gap must be tackled to help address wider retirement issues, Scottish Widows is urging.

Susan Hope, a retirement expert at the pension provider, said flexibility is “key for self-employed people” when building a retirement pot.