The UK State Pension age is currently 66, rising to 67, and it will inevitably hit 68 or higher for younger professionals. The amount provided is roughly £11,500 a year.
If you earn a professional salary today, trying to live on £11,500 a year in three decades' time is going to be a miserable existence. And that is assuming the system still exists in its current form.
The state pension was designed in an era where life expectancy was significantly lower, and the ratio of workers to retirees was much higher. That demographic dividend is over. The State Pension Age Review makes it clear that the burden on the taxpayer is unsustainable without pushing the age back.
You must treat the state pension as a nice-to-have bonus, not the foundation of your retirement. If you want to stop working at 55, you have a massive gap to bridge before you can access your state pension, and possibly even your private SIPP (which currently sits at 55 but is rising to 57).
This is why your Stocks and Shares ISA (your Tier 2 capital) is so critical. It acts as the bridge that funds your life from the day you quit until the day you can access your locked pensions. Calculate exactly how much you need to build that bridge using our Transitions Calculator.
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