notice to temporarily remove schemes while reviews are carried out, for example, where fraudulent activity is suspected.
The requirements to be a ROPS changed from 6 April 2017 - find out about the changes for ROPS requirements.
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Older workers are delaying retirement due to coronavirus 4 December 2020
Recent research carried out by YouGov found that 13% of workers aged over 55, who are expecting to retire in the future are having to delay their retirement due to the coronavirus crisis.
Additionally, the poll, which involved 2,114 UK adults highlighted the fact that 52% of all UK adults are anxious about being able to afford their current lifestyles.
51% of those aged 55 have revealed that they believe that the event of retirement takes place over a number of stages. A quarter are planning to, or already have, accessed their retirement savings when they were between 50 and 59 years of age, but two-thirds are intending to first access, or had accessed, their savings when they were in their sixties. Worryingly, 20% of the respondents confirmed that they do not understand the options available to them in relation to finance in retirement, and when asked if they would like to receive some support to manage finances, 37% confirmed that they want some support, whilst 30% wanted some assistance but to remain mainly involved. 7% actually stated that they would like someone else to deal with their retirement finances entirely. In terms of what participants were looking for in a pension provider, 27% of those aged over 55 want the option to be able to change their income if their financial needs change, and 29% want the ability to withdraw lump sums on an ad- hoc basis.
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HMRC Pension Schemes Newsletter 126 7 December 2020
HMRC has published the latest Pension Schemes Newsletter – number 126, for December 2020, in order to update stakeholders on the latest news for pension schemes.
This edition includes articles that discuss:
• Managing pension schemes - multiple scheme administrator IDs • Managing pension schemes - user research • Relief at source - Notification of residency status report for 2021 to 2022 • Relief as source - receiving your notification of residency status report • Relief at source - if you do not receive a notification of residency status report • Relief at source - update to APSS106 updates • Pension scheme returns for 2019 to 2020 • Signing in to online services • In-specie contributions • Annual allowance charge - members declaring their annual allowance charge on their Self-Assessment tax return
Managing pension schemes – user research
The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals
Payroll: need to know
cipp.org.uk
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