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On 6 April 2015, new pension rules for drawdown giving greater flexibility came into effect. They apply to people aged from 55 (57 from 2028) with private pensions, where they and/or their employers have saved up a pot of cash for retirement, technically known as a "defined contribution" or "money purchase" pension scheme.
Pension Wise – A free and impartial government service about your defined contribution pension options. Association of Member-Directed Pension Schemes (AMPS) – The principal body for discussing changes involved in the area of pension planning. Pensions and retirement planning (Directgov) "Pensions Bill 2007 – Impact Assessment" (PDF ...
The maximum was £255,000 for the 2010/11 tax year but the 'Annual Allowance' for all pension contributions was decreased to £50,000 for tax years 2012/13 and 2013/14, and was decreased further to £40,000 starting with the 2014/15 tax year. [7]
Pension tax simplification, sometimes referred to as pension simplification was a British overhaul in 2006 of taxation rules for United Kingdom pension schemes.The aim was to reduce the complicated patchwork of legislation built-up by successive administrations which were seen as acting as a barrier to the public when considering retirement planning.
A person will usually get tax relief on all their contributions into a private pension at the basic rate of income tax (22 percent in the 2006/07 tax year) irrespective of income tax actually paid. If they have paid income tax at the higher rate (40 per cent in 2006/07) also, their contributions are relieved at this rate, but only against that ...
The first evidence of pension payments comes from the Roman Empire in the 1st century BC, but beginnings of private pensions go back to the 19th century. The first private pension plan in the USA was created in 1875 by the American Express Co. [1] But the growth of people coveraged by private pensions was relatively slow.
In 2009–2010 the DWP stated £1.95 billion job-seekers allowance, £2 billion income support and employment and support allowance, £2.4 billion in council tax, £2.8 billion in pension credit and £3.1 billion for housing benefit; in total £12.25 billion had not been claimed.
The pension benefits payable include a tax free cash sum from age 55/57; plus a pension income paid from the pension scheme. On death the benefits may be paid out to beneficiaries, special rules apply on death after age 75.