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Deferred Pension - Getting the money?

Hello
I think I probably know that you can't do this, but just wanted to see.

I have a deferred pension worth around £3000 (not a lot i know) and so I wondered if there was any chance of getting my hands on that money before I'm 55? I know I can transfer it to another pension fund but I'm just asking if it's possible to have the cash now?

Does anyone know about this?
Thanks

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  • MrChips
    MrChips Posts: 1,067 Forumite
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    How old are you now? And when you say a pension worth £3000, do you mean a transfer value of £3000, or a pension of £3000 pa?
    If I had a pound for every time I didn't play the lottery...
  • booplyboo
    booplyboo Posts: 35 Forumite
    Hello - the transfer value is just under £3000 and the pension (when I am 55) will be approx £850 p.a. I am 32.
    Thanks for your help.
  • dunstonh
    dunstonh Posts: 121,241 Forumite
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    You have to wait until age 60 at the earliest and then you are allowed to take as a lump sum if the amount of all of your pensions are less than 1% of the lifetime allowance (currently at 1.5 million making £15000 allowable)
    I am an Independent Financial Adviser (IFA). The comments I make are just my opinion and are for discussion purposes only. They are not financial advice and you should not treat them as such. If you feel an area discussed may be relevant to you, then please seek advice from an Independent Financial Adviser local to you.
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