HMRC repays £46.2m in overpaid pensions tax in Q4 2025

Government figures show HMRC processed 13,652 forms in three months from October to December

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HMRC repays £46.2m in overpaid pensions tax in Q4 2025

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) repaid £46.2m in overpaid pensions tax in the three months from October to December 2025, newly published government figures show.

In its January pension schemes newsletter, published today (29 January), HMRC said it had repaid £46,258,175.80 in the period from 1 October to 31 December 2025. This was less than the £48.5m repai...

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