If you hold a Ready-Made Pension with Lloyds Bank, Halifax or Bank of Scotland, please read the additional guidance and follow these specific steps.
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Do you need help and guidance?Taking money from your pension is an important decision. Pension Wise provides free impartial pension guidance that will help you understand your overall financial situation. During a Pension Wise appointment, an independent pension specialist will
If you’d like to set up an appointment with Pension Wise, click here. If you’d like us to set up an appointment with Pension Wise on your behalf, please call us. |
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Are you wanting to access your pension?
If you’ve decided how you would like to access your pension, complete this short form and we’ll be in touch.
This form will need completing each time you want to access your pension.
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Where to go for further information?
Deciding how to access your money at retirement is a big decision. We have lots of information available to you, which you can access directly from your online account, including:
- See your current valuation
- Access your last statement
- View your selected retirement date and change it if you want
- Download useful guides from your Documents Library, such as the Ready-Made Pension Investment guide or the Ready-Made Pension Retirement guide
If you need to speak to us, please call us:
- 0330 123 3269 (Halifax)
- 0330 123 5521 (Bank of Scotland)
- 0330 123 3268 (Lloyds Bank)
Additional Information
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Need to withdraw early?If you think there are medical reasons why you can retire early, or you receive a terminal diagnosis of 12 months or less, please call us. We’ll explain our retirement process and help you access money from your pension. |
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Are you in financial difficulty?We know some people may be struggling to make ends meet right now. We hope some of the following may be of use.
Alternatively, Lloyds Banking Group has support pages available also. |
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Your pension savings are protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme in the unlikely event that your provider becomes insolvent. If you transfer out of this scheme you could lose this valuable protection. Different products have different features so you should shop around for the best deal.