As we all age, planning for our financial future is essential. That’s why we’re supporting Pay Your Pension Some Attention, offering top tips to help you take control of your retirement savings. Just as keeping track of your money can help you stay afloat until payday or help you save for a house, maintaining a consistent approach to pensions can ensure you’re well-prepared for the years ahead.
Catch up with your future and start planning today to ensure your savings are ready when you retire. There are many tried-and-tested ways to build the retirement you want:
Get connected with your current pot
Log in to your account and see how much you have saved so you can work out how much you want to add. Make sure all your contact details are up to date. You should also nominate your beneficiary, so you can pass on anything left from your pension savings to a loved one.
You can also stay up to date with your account on the move with The People’s Pension app.
Track down old pensions
Look through paperwork at home or old payslips to see who the provider was of your old pension. Can’t find their contact details? Then try the government’s Pension Tracing Service.
Set a retirement goal
Retirement needs to be thought about long before your reach retirement age. Find out how to get retirement ready.
Do you know how much money you’ll need in retirement? Our retirement planner can help you work that out. It shows you how much money you may need and could have in retirement.
Get to know your pension
Hear from the experts who look after your savings and discover tips on building a bigger pension pot.
We all know how overwhelming it can be to navigate financial services – complex products and bold claims can make it hard to know where to start. That’s why we focus on keeping things straightforward and effective.
Where to get help with retirement planning
Planning your route into retirement, no matter how near or far off it seems, is best served with someone by your side. Whether that’s the friendly UK-based call centre of your pension provider – like what we have – an independent financial adviser, or the government’s free MoneyHelper service, there’s help available to keep you on track.
You can also visit our financial wellbeing hub to get further information as well as help and support. The hub offers useful tools such as our life expectancy calculator to help you plan what you might need in later life. There are many resources and articles as well, offering guidance and advice to help you build financial foundations for life. There are some great top tips on ways to keep your retirement income in good health too.
All these resources can help you develop a solid plan, identify potential risks like pension scams, and manage your savings while you’re still working.
Manage your pension on the move
Use our mobile app to keep track of your money wherever you are, simply and safely.
Pension Awareness
We’re proud supporters of a campaign, coordinated by the Association of British Insurers and the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association.
Manage your account
View, keep track of and access your pension savings online.