Taxable pension withdrawals pass £75bn for under-65s

Analysis finds 2.4 million have now taken their first taxable payment below the age of 65

Alex Levy
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Peter Roos: Taking money out earlier means losing the potential investment growth on those savings and leaving a smaller pot to support what could be several decades in retirement
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Peter Roos: Taking money out earlier means losing the potential investment growth on those savings and leaving a smaller pot to support what could be several decades in retirement

The value of taxable pension withdrawals by people under the age of 65 has passed £75bn since pension freedoms were introduced in 2015, analysis from Lumera shows.

The insurance tech provider analysed HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) private pensions data from July 2026 and found that a total of £124.7bn has been taken from pensions as taxable flexible payments si...

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