Firstly, people could withdraw some or all of their pension pot as a cash “lump sum.” Mr Ambery warned: “Beware of that. Tax charges might apply to reduce the money you receive significantly.” ...

Accessing this cash as a lump sum can ... part of your pension to buy an annuity, securing a level of income, and leave the rest to access flexibly." Individuals can directly withdraw funds ...

Taking your pension in a large lump sum might appear to be an attractive ... lacking confidence in their grasp of how pension withdrawals are taxed, while only 29 per cent feel sure about their ...

More information on retirement income tax can be found here. Lump sum withdrawal — This is an amount of money paid all at once, as opposed to being paid in regular installments.

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Nurhisham explained further that for future members born in 2010 and onwards, a portion of their savings will be available for “lump-sum” withdrawal once they hit the minimum retirement age.

If you do this, the first 25% will be a tax-free lump sum and you'll be taxed on the rest as if it were income. Leave it invested in your pension for when you need it. Do this and it’s important to ...

Only 36% of Americans saving for retirement expect to have enough to ... With an annuity, you pay a lump sum to an insurance company in return for a guaranteed income stream.

The trend has been dubbed “the lottery effect” – with retirees treating their pension pots like a windfall rather than carefully managing withdrawals ... tax-free lump sum in one go.

Or, you could borrow from your retirement savings ... The payment comes as a lump sum rather than on an as-needed basis and will have a fixed interest rate, monthly payment, and repayment date.