Benefits and pension advice please

jekyl4

I feel trapped in this situation that I will find it difficult to get a job when I am ~55 having been a full time carer and I also won't have any pension other than the small amount I built up in my 20's.

cte1111

Pensions are not taken into account for any means tested benefits. You can contribute up to £2,880 per tax year and still get tax relief on this amount, meaning a total gross contribution of £3,600.

I do this with a stakeholder pension, there are various other options.

xylophone

You can obtain a new state pension statement.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/application-for-a-state-pension-statement

https://www.gov.uk/new-state-pension/overview

A simple stakeholder might suit http://www.cavendishonline.co.uk/pensions/stakeholder-and-personal-pensions/aviva/