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TED'S STORY - 65 YEARS OLD

Ted is planning to help his daughter with her university fees. He’s planning to take his 25% tax-free allowance from his pension pot as a single lump sum. He can then leave the rest of his money invested and withdraw chunks as and when he needs them.

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Ted is ##current_age## and has a pension pot of ##pension_pot##. He intends to continue paying ##contribution## a month into it for the next  ##term_left## year/s.

After which he plans on taking his 25% tax-free lump sum of  ##tfls## so he can help his daughter pay for her university fees. The remaining ##annuity_pot## he’ll put into a flexible drawdown.

Flexible drawdown will allow Ted to leave his money invested so it has the potential to continue to grow. He could decide to take a regular income from it until it runs out, or withdraw money as and when he needs it. He could even use some of it to buy an annuity.

Ted will be entitled to the new State Pension which is currently £203.85 per week at his State Pension age.
 

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