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Personal Pensions

Personal pensions are suitable for those without a company scheme. Discover how these defined contribution schemes work and what your options are.

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What is a personal pension?
Discover how personal pensions operate and the different types of personal pensions that might provide a home for your retirement savings.
Contributing to a private pension explained
Tax relief on pension contributions explained How the pensions annual allowance works Pensions lifetime allowance explained - and ...
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Self-invested personal pensions (Sipps)
What is a Sipp?
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Stakeholder pensions
Discover what stakeholder pensions are and how they work. We outline the minimum standards that these pensions must adhere to.
Lifetime Isa vs pension
Find out how Lifetime Isas work and how much money you can put into them. We compare Lifetime Isas with more traditional ways of saving for your retirement.
Transferring your personal pension
Find out how and why you would go about transferring your personal pension, and what risks are involved if you opt to do so.
Switching providers and consolidating pensions
Should I combine my pensions?
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