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Pension

Can I start a pension the age of 52

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  • jamesd
    jamesd Posts: 26,103 Forumite
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    You can start a pension until you reach your 75th birthday. You can have as many as you like.

    Whether you've been using pensions before or not, 52 is not too late to have a pension.
  • kidmugsy
    kidmugsy Posts: 12,709 Forumite
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    Since you can start to take money out of a pension at 55, an advantage of starting late is that your money needn't be tied up for very long.
    Free the dunston one next time too.
  • dzug1
    dzug1 Posts: 13,535 Forumite
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    Your question is slightly ambiguous.

    Except in rare circumstances you cannot start receiving a pension at age 52

    You can as already said start contributing to one
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