Retreiving past pension contributions

xyz111

Hi
Is there a way to retreive pension contribution made 7-8 years ago.
I used to be employee but now work as self -employed.

Many thanks...

BoGoF

Retrieve as in get back? No

gingercordial

xyz111 wrote: »

Hi
Is there a way to retreive pension contribution made 7-8 years ago.
I used to be employee but now work as self -employed.

Many thanks...

In terms of getting back the contributions you made if what you are after is cash back in your bank account, this is highly unlikely if you're under 55.

However the money invested is still yours, and if what you mean is that you want to take control of the pot you can certainly do that by opening your own pension (a SIPP) and transferring the previous contributions in. You can also make your own new contributions into that so it is all in one place.

xyz111

many thanks..
do I need to ring my previous employers to find out how much I paid? as I have not kept the records...

many thanks...

xylophone

Was this a defined benefit pension scheme or a defined contribution scheme?

atush

Ask for a statement.

xyz111

hi sorry for late reply...it was a pension scheme with company ..I was paying the contribution and they were matching it...

is it possible to retrieve it? last time I would have paid it was 2012...

Albermarle

Assuming it is standard DC scheme it will be sat somewhere with one of the pension providers ( not with your ex employer ) Contact the ex employer for details of the pension provider they use. Then you will have to contact the pension provider directly and then hopefully they will be able to tell you how much it is worth .
Pension money does not just disappear , so it will be still be there , somewhere.

eskbanker

You can ask either or both of your ex-employer and the pension company for information about what you paid in, although when doing so it'll help if you don't keep referring to 'retrieval' as many will interpret that to mean that you want access to the money itself rather than just the information about it!

Edit: it's still not clear from earlier posts exactly what you're trying to achieve - are you simply trying to find out the contribution history and/or current valuation, or are you actually looking to get your hands on the money (if you're old enough)?