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Personal pensions, stakeholder pensions, SIPPs
Personal pensions are pensions that you arrange yourself. They’re…
Citizens Advice has information about choosing a personal pension. Paying…
Most personal pensions set an age when you can start taking money from…
Contact your pension provider first if you need help with a personal…
If you have a complaint about how your pension scheme is run, talk to your…
Find out how much State Pension you could get (your forecast), when you could get it and how you could increase it
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
A workplace pension is a way of saving for your retirement that’s arranged…
All employers must provide a workplace pension scheme. This is called…
The amount you and your employer pay towards the pension depends on: what…
How your pension is protected depends on the type of scheme. Defined…
Your pension provider will send you a statement each year to tell you how…
If you change jobs Your workplace pension still belongs to you. If you do…
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Work out your State Pension age and Pension Credit qualifying age
How to get and claim your State Pension, State Pension age - for men born on or after 6 April 1951 and women born on or after 6 April 1953.
'Defined contribution' and 'defined benefit' pension schemes - what they are and what you'll get from them
Work out how much money you'll get when you retire and plan ahead - State Pension, Pension Credit, National Insurance
Contact the Pension Service about State Pension eligibility, claims, payments and complaints, and to update your details (such as your address or bank details)
How to claim the basic State Pension and how it's calculated - for men born before 6 April 1951 and women born before 6 April 1953.
Pension Credit is extra money for pensioners to bring your weekly income up to a minimum amount - what you'll get, apply, eligibility.
International Pension Centre contact details for pension enquiries if you've lived or worked abroad
Income Tax on payments from pensions, tax-free allowances, how you pay tax on pensions.
Additional State Pension, also known as the State Second Pension or SERPS, is extra money on top of your basic State Pension.
What you need to do to get your State Pension online.
Find the contact details for a pension provider by using the Pension Tracing Service
How to claim State Pension if you're overseas - payment, tax, change of circumstances - contact the International Pension Centre
Taking up your State Pension later - what you'll get, how to defer, extra State Pension and lump sum payment.
Working while taking your pension, State Pension age, retirement age, how long you can work, tax and national insurance, flexible working, discrimination
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for welfare, pensions and child maintenance policy. As the UK’s biggest public service department it administers the State Pension and a range of working age, disability and ill health benefits to...
Get an estimate of how much Pension Credit you may be entitled to
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