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Leaving the civil service pension

newhere_3 · 2016-05-29 12:20:18

Hi i was wandering if you can help I recently left the civil service and was on a civil service pension scheme for 4 years my employer would put in £300 a month approx and my contribution was approx £70 a month. Im getting married later this year and looking to unlock my pension funds, but im not sure if this is possible.…

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zagubov Posts: 17,956 Forumite

29 May 2016 at 11:16PM

newhere wrote: »

Ok thanks, i was just weighing up all my options

If this could have been unlocked it would have given me a big head start in early life e.g sorting out a deposit for a home and therefore standing on my two feet at 25 years old rather than 55!!!

I did something like what you want to do with my NHS pension in my 20s. Worst advice I've ever been given. It's taken me decades to put it right. Learn from my mistake.

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