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Taking early retirement can affect the pension and benefits you get
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When you can take money from your pension pot will depend on your pension…
The amount of money you get from any income-related benefits could be…
Work out how much money you'll get when you retire and plan ahead - State Pension, Pension Credit, National Insurance
A pension is a way to save money for later in your life. You may be able…
You can pay into as many pension schemes as you want. It depends on how…
Workplace pensions and personal or stakeholder pensions are a way of…
The pension you get from the government (‘State Pension’) is based on your…
You might decide that you do not want to stop working when you reach State…
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Plan your retirement income - State Pension, improve your pension, pay National Insurance, check your State Pension age
Information related to the Armed Forces Pension Schemes.
'Defined contribution' and 'defined benefit' pension schemes - what they are and what you'll get from them
Tax and reporting rules for employers paying employer contributions into a pension or retirement benefit scheme
Workplace pensions and automatic enrolment - how you're affected, how pensions are protected, what happens if you move job or go on maternity leave and how to opt out
You may be able to increase your State Pension based on the National Insurance record
Workplace pensions - your employer's responsibilities to you to provide a workplace pension and what automatic enrolment means to you
Personal pensions, stakeholder pensions, SIPPs
Benefits and risks of transferring your pension pot or pension in payment within the UK or overseas
Working while taking your pension, State Pension age, retirement age, how long you can work, tax and national insurance, flexible working, discrimination
Work out how much annual allowance you get for your pension savings for 2016 to 2017 and each later tax year.
What you need to know if you move or retire abroad - tax, pensions, voting and contacting your local council
Find out what's different for PAYE when paying a pension recipient, commutation, lump sum arrears and other circumstances.
How to manage a registered pension scheme if you're a scheme administrator.
How the death of your partner affects your benefits, tax and pension. What you can claim and who to tell about your change of circumstances.
Find out about the requirements for pension scheme administrators, insurance companies, members and employers and how to report them to HMRC.
Find out how to become a pension scheme administrator if you're an individual, partnership or business.
How to register as a practitioner and manage a scheme on behalf of the scheme administrator.
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