All (103) Articles (85) Tools (6) Blogs (12) Filter by topics Clear all Pensions and retirement Benefits Blogs Family and care About us Homes Money troubles Work Selected filters Page 5 of 11 Sort by Relevance Most recent Most popular Article Take your pension as a guaranteed income: annuities explained If you have a defined contribution pension, you can usually choose how and when to take your money. One option is to convert some or all of your pension into... Article Carry forward: increase your annual allowance for pension savings If your pension savings exceed the annual allowance (£60,000 for most), check if you can use unused allowances from the last three tax years. This is called ... Topic Make the most of your pension Our free guides and tools can help you make the most of your pension, including ways to boost it and how and when you can take an income. Topic Pension Wise: learn how you can take your pension A free Pension Wise appointment explains the options for taking money from your defined contribution pension. It’s impartial and backed by government. Check for special features before taking or transferring your pension Some pensions include valuable special features that might be lost if you take money too early or transfer to another provider. This can affect how much you ... Sitemap Find your way around the MoneyHelper website. Types of pension in the UK and how they work There are different types of pension in the UK, including the State Pension, defined contribution, defined benefit, hybrid and cash balance schemes. We explain... Article What is a pension scheme and how does it work? Saving into a pension will give you money to live on when you’re older – often a regular income so you can give up work. Your pension savings will usually be... Article What happens to my pension if I leave a job or opt out? If you opt out or stop paying into a pension, any money you’ve built up remains yours. You can usually choose to leave it where it is or transfer it to a new... Article How to claim benefits or State Pension without a bank account If you can’t get a bank or building society account, you’ll be sent a payment card or voucher code instead. This lets you access benefit or State Pension... Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next