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Royal Mail pension news and discussion.Please note the advise given in this forum is unofficial, please use the links we have for a more detailed response or see an independent financial adviser.
sidybhoy
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Post by sidybhoy »

hi there i left the company in november but i am still getting stuff about my penison, what happened to the money i payed in and can i get it back
sheff postie
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Post by sheff postie »

I think you can transfer your contributions to another pension plan.
arnold cheshire
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Post by arnold cheshire »

if ive paid in for 20 yrs then i leave and dont get another job or dont transfer my pension do i get full pension at 60?
sheff postie
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Post by sheff postie »

PASS!! ask me another 1 :chuckle
arnold cheshire
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Post by arnold cheshire »

ive known posties pick up full pensions with less service say 14 yrs so why should i keep paying into this i want out quick but it wont happen :sad:
baldrick
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sidybhoy wrote:hi there i left the company in november but i am still getting stuff about my penison, what happened to the money i payed in and can i get it back
I think you can get it back if you were in the pension scheme for less than 2 years. If you were in the scheme for more than 2 years,
you can transfer the money into another scheme. Otherwise your pension entitlement is frozen until you reach 60.
baldrick
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bringon4dayweeks wrote:if ive paid in for 20 yrs then i leave and dont get another job or dont transfer my pension do i get full pension at 60?
You won't get a full pension - you need 45 years contributions now for a full pension. With 20 years service you would get a bit less than half your current pension entitlement, that would be a bit less than 25% of your current pensionble pay.
baldrick
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Post by baldrick »

bringon4dayweeks wrote:ive known posties pick up full pensions with less service say 14 yrs
They wouldn't get a full pension with only 14 years contributions, unless they have transferred in pensions contributions from a previous employment, or bought added years. If they took EVR they may also have got up to 6 and two thirds years enhancement.
vanman
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Post by vanman »

You'll find the answer to your question here:

http://www.royalmailpensionplan.co.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
RobertT
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bringon4dayweeks wrote:if ive paid in for 20 yrs then i leave and dont get another job or dont transfer my pension do i get full pension at 60?
You will get a pension based on your pay when you left and how many years you were in the job.
Links to all RM pension related websites are here