How to stay scam-proof in 2025
"It‘s gone. Every fiver I‘ve put aside. Every penny I‘ve put in the piggy bank. Everything I‘ve ever worked for."
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End of year message from your Trustee
Abbott’s pensions team and Trustee Directors have had another busy year in 2024. Read a roundup of our main activity.
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2024 Report and Accounts
Read a summary of how the Fund’s finances have changed in the last scheme year - how its membership has changed and some key figures about how investments have performed.
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Protecting your biggest investment
Your pension is one of the biggest investments you will make in your life. Stay scam smart to protect it.
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Who should we look after if you die?
It's important that you let us know who'd you'd like to receive any lump sum benefit from the Scheme if you die.
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Changes to Pensions Tax Laws
In the Budget speech on 15 March, the Chancellor announced some significant changes to pensions tax laws.
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The Bridging Pension Option
If you retire before you reach your State Pension Age, you can choose to start receiving your Scheme Pension straight away. The Bridging Pension Option is an additional temporary pension from the Scheme, leading up to your SPA. It starts when your Scheme Pension starts and stops at the point you are expected to receive your State Pension.
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The rising cost of living
Data from the Office for National Statistics show that UK households are currently being hit by the steepest annual rise in inflation since the early 1980s.
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