Ten years to retirement
What to do, and when, in the decade before you stop work.
Independent Spatial Sites concept. Not commissioned or endorsed by Scottish Widows.
The interactive feature
Show me where I am
Choose how many years until retirement to mark the matching milestone as 'You are here' and move to it. Every milestone stays visible.
The concept
- What it addresses
- Pre-retirement packs and campaign material for members approaching retirement.
- Who it is for
- Members who plan to retire within the next ten years.
- Their main task
- Know which steps matter now and which can wait.
- The next step it offers
- Check the State Pension forecast and find every pension pot.
- Visual direction
- A strong vertical timeline from ten years out to retirement day, with a printable checklist.
- Copy approach
- Steady and practical. Each milestone has two or three actions and the real services that help.
Accessibility in this concept
- Timeline is an ordered list of headed milestones
- 'You are here' is text and an icon, not colour alone
- Print stylesheet produces a clean checklist
Accessibility review
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