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Pension Investing in Drawdown after Retirement

In the new tax year, my wife and I want to put some money back into our SIPPs to take the tax relief. Neither of us work, or intend to, and our SIPPS will be in drawdown as we've already taken the tax free Lump Sum.
I just want to confirm that the maximum we can put in is £4000 gross each, or £3200 net with £800 tax relief?

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  • MX5huggy
    MX5huggy Posts: 7,173 Forumite
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    If you have no earned income it’s £2880 Net for £3600 gross.

    the £4000 limit is if you have triggered MPAA because you have taken 1p or more from the taxable portion of a DC pension, but you would need to earning £4000 plus to use it. 
  • jim8888
    jim8888 Posts: 430 Forumite
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    MX5huggy said:
    If you have no earned income it’s £2880 Net for £3600 gross.

    the £4000 limit is if you have triggered MPAA because you have taken 1p or more from the taxable portion of a DC pension, but you would need to earning £4000 plus to use it. 
    Many thanks for that clarification.
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