WorkSave Buy Out Plan
Our WorkSave Buy Out Plan allows pension scheme Trustees to discharge their liabilities for defined contribution member benefits without the need for consent from the members.
It enables Trustees to provide members with a buy-out contract – either following the wind-up of their occupational pension scheme or for securing benefits for members with short service.
Our WorkSave Buy Out Plan also offers the option of the Future World Multi-Asset Fund for Trustees who wish to offer their members a default arrangement that takes a positive ESG stance.
Key features of our WorkSave Buy Out Plan for your clients:
- simple set up:
- one easy-to-complete application covers all scheme members
- member details can be supplied electronically, securely online or as a hard copy
Members' benefits (as determined by the Trustees):
- access to a wide choice of investment options including:
- Legal & General funds such as index-trackers, Target Date Funds, actively managed funds and our innovative Future World Fund range with its positive ESG stance
- funds from specially selected external fund managers
- a range of online education materials and useful tools to help them manage their workplace pensions
- an online financial wellbeing hub which provides practical tools and regularly refreshed information to help support with budgeting and planning for key events throughout their lives
- access to the online Manage Your Account portal to view their savings, change funds and update their details in the years before they start accessing their pension pots
WorkSave Buy Out Plan members can access their retirement savings in the following ways:
As a flexible income:
- Members can use income drawdown to take regular payments and/or occasional cash lump sums. Drawdown payments are treated as taxable income.
As a cash lump sum:
- Members can take some or all of their pension pot as a lump sum, with a minimum partial withdrawal amount of £2,000.
- The first 25% is usually tax free with the remaining 75% treated as taxable income.
As an annuity:
- Members can choose an annuity from any provider.
Transferring out:
- If they wish, members can transfer their pension pot to another pension provider to access their retirement options.
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