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About Pensions
We know that pensions can sometimes seem a bit complicated, but the truth is they are much simpler than they seem. Here’s our guide to everything you’ll need to know about them.
Pensions Basics
- What is a pension scheme?
- How pensions work
- Different UK Pension schemes
- Workplace pension schemes
- Contract-based schemes
- Automatic Enrolment
- Top tips for your pension
When things change
- Bankruptcy
- Redundancy
- Working Part time
- Parental leave
- Leaving your pension scheme
- When a relationship ends
- Transferring your pension
- Moving abroad
- Ill health
- Bereavement: what to do
- Other money matters
Retirement Choices
State Pension
- How does it work?
- What you might get
- Claiming State Pension
- How is it paid?
- Putting off your State Pension
- Know your State Pension age
- Get a forecast
- Women and the State Pension
- State Pension and divorce / dissolution
- Death benefits
- Living overseas
- Voluntary NI contributions
- Pensions credit
- NI credits
- Other State benefits
- State Pension reforms
- The Pension Service
Pension Reform
- Pensions Act 2014
- Simplifying Automatic enrolment
- Short service refunds
- Reduction in lifetime allowance
- Changes to NEST
- Single tier pensions
Saving into a pension
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