Managing your pension
Stay in control of your retirement
Find your pension type
We have lots of different pension policies. To find out how best to manage yours, please find the type that best matches yours below.
If you're thinking about making changes to your pension, please remember that the value of your pension can go down as well as up and you may get back less than has been paid in.
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Workplace pensions
Manage the pension provided to you by your employer.
Aviva
Find out more about our workplace pension.
You may need your policy number if you have never accessed your account online before.
Phone us
- Discuss taking income drawdown
- Set up an annuity
- Ask any other questions about your pension
Still with this employer
Monday to Friday: 8:00am - 6:00pm
Saturday and Sunday: Closed
With different employer now
Monday to Friday: 8:00am - 6:00pm
Saturday and Sunday: Closed
Ex-Friends Life
Manage your pension online
You’ll need your policy number if you’ve never accessed your account online before.
Phone us
If you can’t find the answer you need online, please find the contact details for your policy and get in touch.
We’re adding ex-Friends Life policies to MyAviva all the time. We’ll let you know when your policy becomes available.
Pension Portfolio
You can check your pension value and amend personal details on MyAviva. If you need to manage transactions, please do it through your financial adviser.
Call us if you no longer have a financial adviser
Monday to Friday: 8:30am - 5:30pm
Applied for pension offline
Aviva
Find out more about our Personal and Stakeholder Pensions.
You may need your policy number if you have never accessed your account online before. You will find your policy number on your policy documents or your Annual Benefits Statement.
Talk to us
- Discuss taking income drawdown
- Set up an annuity
- Ask any questions about your pension
Ex-Friends Life
Phone us
If you can’t find the answer you need online, please find the contact details for your policy and get in touch.
We're adding ex-Friends Life policies to MyAviva all the time. We'll let you know when your policy becomes available.
Applied for Aviva Pension online
Aviva
Find out more about our Aviva Pension.
Log in to MyAviva
- Check your pension value and transaction history
- See your pension documents
- Change your details
- Switch funds and see their performance
- Make a single payment into your pension or change regular payments
- Change your retirement age
If you’re over 55 you can also take a one-off payment or set up a regular income.
You may need your policy number if you have never accessed your account online before.
Talk to us
- Ask any other questions about your account
- From age 55, change the frequency or amount of your regular drawdown payments if you’ve taken that option
Fixed Term Retirement Plan
Please get in touch with our team to manage your account.
Phone us
Monday to Friday: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Looking for something else?
We’ve got further information about managing annuities and equity release.
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