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Free and impartial help with money and pensions.

• Updated: 21 December 2017

Taking early retirement can affect the pension and benefits you get

• State Pension

  The earliest you can get your State Pension is when you reach your State…

• Personal and workplace pensions

  When you can take money from your pension pot will depend on your pension…

• Benefits

  The amount of money you get from any income-related benefits could be…

Plan your retirement income - State Pension, improve your pension, pay National Insurance, check your State Pension age

Work out how much money you'll get when you retire and plan ahead - State Pension, Pension Credit, National Insurance

Information about moving to, living or retiring in the Philippines – including visas, working, healthcare and driving.

• Updated: 27 January 2026

Millions of people could benefit from a more secure retirement as the Government today [Monday 21 July 2025] revives the landmark Pensions Commission to examine why tomorrow’s pensioners are on track to be poorer than today’s and make recommendations for...

• Updated: 21 July 2025

Find schemes that have told HMRC they meet the conditions to be a recognised overseas pension scheme (ROPS).

• Updated: 2 February 2026

Preliminary estimates from the Wealth and Assets Survey using attitudinal data which are not dependent on the thorough checking and imputation methodology required for the production of the main wealth estimates from the survey.

• Updated: 27 June 2017

• Updated: 21 July 2025

Preliminary estimates from the Wealth and Assets Survey using attitudinal data which are not dependent on the thorough checking and imputation methodology required for the production of the main wealth estimates from the survey.

• Updated: 9 March 2017