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In our neck of the woods- medium sized UK city/town - there are still a few old widows passing away who's worldly husbands left them a company pension and a property to live in. I heard last year of some deluded old biddy leaving £200,000 to her congregation and the elders having a tussle with the London branch about whether it was her intentions to let it go to the "WWW" (AKA Wallkill luxury apartment complex) or not.
The local elders played the "Trustees" card as in trustees under the regulations of the Charity Commission to hold it back.
I've not found out more but I bet it eventually goes to the WT under their "loving arrangement."
However the point I am coming to is I believe that less are inclined to give their estate to the WT anymore. In my experience it's the kids and grandkids. And those now in their 50's and 60's looking at their own future have tougher financial constraints then their mothers in their 80's and 90's because:
A) Women don't get a state pension until they are 67 or more and so have to work seven years longer than the previous generation who retired at 60.
B) Their husbands don't typically have the "for life jobs" with company pensions.