Ready to Retire

If you have 12 months or less before you retire, you really need to start looking into your options. The decisions you make in the next year are going to affect the rest of your life, so you owe it to yourself to consider them carefully.

If you have a pension fund with us, we'll send you an information pack when you're six to four months from your retirement date. You can also learn more about retirement by browsing through this website. We can also help you if you don't currently have your pension fund with us.

How much income could I get from my pension?

When you retire, you'll use your pension fund to buy a retirement income that will see you through the rest of your life.

Find out more about your pension income

Retirement income calculator

See how much income you could get from your pension fund.

Calculate retirement income

When is the right time to retire?

That's different for everyone; you need to think about your personal situation and what's right for you.

Find out more about when to retire.

Preparing to retire

Everybody's situation is different, what's right for one person may not be right for another, you need to decide what suits you and your personal situation.

Find out more about preparing to retire.

What about tax?

Your tax position may change when you retire, but it depends entirely on your personal circumstances.

You may also need to consider your potential inheritance tax liability and the position your loved ones may be in when you die.

Find out more about your tax position.

Retiring due to difficult circumstances

You may be retiring earlier than expected because of illness, bereavement or redundancy. If that's the case, you may have other things to think about than if you were retiring because you want to.

Find out more about retiring in difficult circumstances.

Why Aviva for retirement?

You don't have to stick with your pension provider when you buy a retirement income. You could get a better income by shopping around. Let us tell you why we think we're a safe pair of hands for your retirement income.

Find out more about why we think you should use Aviva for your retirement.