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My pension is due…Help!

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When you reach 55 you will have full control over your pension fund. This could include choosing a life long structured pension, taking a lump sum and a pension, deferring your pension to when your state pension begins or having the total amount paid to you as a lump sum.

Having control over your pension fund brings with it great responsibility.
Please take this time to consider the following:

  • You will need 2 thirds of your current income in retirement to maintain your current life style.
    Remember you will still need to pay for Rent, Fuel and Electric, Tax, medical insurance, TV licence, telephone/broadband and food in retirement.
  • On average, people aged 55 today will live to their mid-to-late 80s.
    Around 1 in 10 men and 1 in 5 women will live to 100.
  • How much can you really expect from your state pension
    – get a state pension forcast before you cash this pension in.
  • Taking your entire pension as a lump sum now will mean you lose a large chunk of it in tax
    to the UK revenue immediately

With over 20 years of experience in financial planning Options is well placed to help you get the best solution for your retirement needs and reduce your tax liability.

If someone contacts you unexpectedly and says they can help you access your pot before the age of 55 it’s likely to be a pension scam. You could lose your money and face a tax charge of up to 55% of the amount taken out or transferred plus further charges from your provider.

“Options transferred my old pension into a plan I could pay into and they got the tax man to pay into it as well – they made it all very simple”


David B. – Northern Ireland
2016-04-19T09:47:25+00:00
“Options transferred my old pension into a plan I could pay into and they got the tax man to pay […]

"Being an ex-serviceman now in the security industry I needed a company I could trust. Options were recommended to me by a work colleague and they provided me with a brilliant service and were easy to deal with. "


Tom R. – York
2016-04-19T09:59:06+00:00
“Being an ex-serviceman now in the security industry I needed a company I could trust. Options were recommended to me […]

“I’m single and if I died I would have lost my pension – Options transferred my pension and arranged for the benefits to be paid to my family if I died before retirement.”


Cara W. – Huddersfield
2016-04-21T11:45:20+00:00
“I’m single and if I died I would have lost my pension – Options transferred my pension and arranged for […]

“Options created an ethical investment portfolio which encapsulated my attitude to risk and my investment knowledge.”


Ernie W. – OBE
2016-04-21T11:55:42+00:00
“Options created an ethical investment portfolio which encapsulated my attitude to risk and my investment knowledge.” Ernie W. – OBE

"Options arrange for the full encashment of my pension so I could buy my flat. They were so efficient I had the money within 21 days."


Julie J. – UK
2016-04-21T11:56:47+00:00
“Options arrange for the full encashment of my pension so I could buy my flat. They were so efficient I […]