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SIPP upper limit
So I contribute towards both a civil service scheme and also a SIPP. I know that the limit for the SIPP is £60k or my annual salary, whichever is higher. My question is whether I also need to take into consideration my contribution to the civil service scheme in the £60k. Do I need to include this (yes/no)? If I do need to…
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Pensions advice - Can't top up workplace pension need private pension? Not sure what to do?
Hi, my son is 25. He has a workplace pension with Nest (no choice). His employer is paying the minimum contribution and his employer wouldn't match any increase he makes to his pension. He can't make any increases to Nest through his employer (they don't even acknowledge his questions about this). So, he has been looking…
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Calculating historic unused allowance with NHS pension
Hi All, I'd like to put some money into a SIPP using my unused allowance from previous years. Can anyone direct me to a guide for how to do this? I have (after much faffing) got hold of my pension savings statement from NHSBSA but I am unsure how to use these figures. Thanks in advance, Thomas
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The AI Pension Advisers are here
https://www.ft.com/content/a16bbdf4-a8c9-4fb2-b61e-e83bb5bfa11b Interesting article in today's weekend FT about the use of AI chatbots such as ChatGPT as virtual AI financial retirement advisors. Just wondered what proportion of IFAs on this forum include the use AI as one of their planning tools?
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Due date vs Paid date for contributions
Hopefully an easy one to answer please… I'm working out the maximum SIPP contribution for my wife this FY, so looking at her company pension contributions (salary sacrifice so all EEs). The contributions have a 'Due' date, and a 'Paid' date, and for April 25 these straddle the start of the FY, with payment 'Due' 1/4/25 but…
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SIPP and reaching age 75
My understanding is that if you die before reaching age 75, then a SIPP is inherited (let's say by your widow) and can be taken free of tax. But if you die after reaching 75 then she pays tax at her marginal rate on withdrawals from the SIPP. What I hadn't appreciated, but have recently read, is that in the latter case the…
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Drawdown pension care fee assessment
I'm trying to help a relative who has a husband in a nursing care home who has early onset dementia. He has a drawdown pension which the council are claiming counts the same as available capital wrt fees. She's been advised by Which that the council should treat it like an annuity which would greatly reduce her exposure to…
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Expression of wish form / beneficiaries for pension - changing when lost mental capacity?
I am an LPA attorney (finance and health) for my parent who is likely to lose mental capacity unfortunately. Their pension has a completed expression of wish form but we have agreed verbally that this might change next year, if the parent is still alive, given the pension estate changes from April 2027. Would the changes I…
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What to do with 100k pension credit
Is anyone able to offer advice about what to do with 100k pension credit from a pension sharing order following divorce? It’s currently with Scottish Widows (SW). They’ve said I need to choose whether to transfer it to a new individual stakeholder pension with SW or transfer to another provider. Admittedly I don’t much…
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relating to possible 2nd pension drawdown, etc
Hi all, its just over a year since i posted on here last.. with some of the posters help it enabled me to get a better understanding so i could carry out a pension restructure and take my first drawdown.. i now have a crystallised (inactive in terms of payments goin in) pension with most of my funds in (this i intend not…
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State Pension and tax code 2026/27
Couldn't make my mind up if better in the Cutting Tax board or here but decided here. New tax codes are arriving for 2026/27. If on the full new state pension it should show 51 weeks of new rate of £241.30pw plus 1 week of old at £230.25pw. Total should therefore be £12,536. Assuming no other deductions/allowances, tax…
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LGPS - Boosting My Pension options
Hi folks, Currently considering some LGPS APCs using salary sacrifice and looking for some opinion on whether it’s a good (or bad) idea. Situation: part-time, approx £16k, with marriage allowance tax code (1383). Not paying a great deal of tax or NI but was hoping to sal.sac. around £260 per month which will eliminate my…
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PensionBee Query
Hi all, I'll be honest and say that I have no idea about pensions. I'm 32 and I've had a few workplace pensions from previous jobs. I recently signed up to PensionBee and one of my pensions was transfered across with a balance of just over £7000 I've kept an eye and seen this balance go up and down recently as I can see…
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Inherited SIPP "Successor" Query: Avoiding 40% Tax Trap (Mother 75+)
Hi everyone, looking for some technical/tactical guidance on a SIPP inheritance. The Situation: I am inheriting 50% of a SIPP (approx. £127k). The SIPP originally belonged to my Father (who passed away several years ago under age 75). It then passed to my Mother as a nominee. My Mother has now passed away at age 77. My…
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Pension Newbie
Hi all, this is my first foray into the pension boards, please be gentle with me!!! I am a long time (and successful!) Debt-Free Wannabe and I'm trying to get myself and OH sorted for the future so would love some help/knowledge! Here's the situation: Both OH (early 40s) and I (mid 30s) are basic rate taxpayers, though…
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Civil Service Pension (and refund of WPS contributions)
Hi all I am trying to find out how much the WPS contribution part of my CS pension is? I appreciate it will not be paid out until I fully retire (I part retried in 2018- Classic). I have been single throughout my CS career. I don't currently want to raise a query due to the current mess the CS pension is in re Capita !…
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Mortgage, pension dilemma
I’m 65 in December and currently planning to work until 67. I took out a small mortgage just over 2 years ago for £50k, there is currently £29k left to pay at £968 month, the rate is 5.85% I have savings which I’m considering to use part to pay the mortgage off. The money that I’d be saving monthly on the mortgage I’ll…
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How valuable is my DB pension actually?
I am 37 and I have a DB pension currently worth £15k per year. A quick google search tells me that to draw down that much on a DC pension pot it would typically be a pot of £375-400k. This seems staggering to me since google also says the average pension pot size at retirement age is currently circa £150k. How can I be so…
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CS 'Widowers Pension Scheme' refunds - any way to calculate amount?
Quote from CS pension website - 'All classic members contribute 1.5% of their salary towards a pension for their spouse or civil partner in the possible event of their (the member’s) death. If the member never married and remains single until the point of retiring, they may be eligible to receive a refund of these…
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25 pence per week WOW!!!
I got my letter from DWP about my April increase and it said from my 80th birthday in a few weeks I will get 25 pence weekly increase. WOW!
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