Useful links
If you need information, guidance or support on pension-related issues, it’s worth looking at some of these websites.
Origen Financial Services
This service helps you understand your pension options in more detail and gives you impartial financial advice. Alternatively, you can find another regulated independent financial adviser via MoneyHelper, linked in the next box on the right.
MoneyHelper
This service helps make your money and pension choices clearer, to put you in control with impartial help that’s on your side. It is backed by the government and free to use.
The Pensions Regulator (TPR)
TPR works with pension scheme trustees, scheme managers and employers to help protect your pension.
The Pensions Ombudsman
This is an independent organisation set up by law to deal with pension complaints. They look at the facts without taking sides and the service is free to use.
ScamSmart
Use this to check an investment or pension opportunity you have been offered and avoid scams.
Financial Conduct Authority
A place to get guidance if you’re considering a pension transfer.
The Pension Service
Part of the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP), this service provides information about your state pension benefits.
Check your State Pension – use this service to find out how much State Pension you could get, when you can get it and how to increase it, if you can.
Find pension contact details – use this service to find contact details to search for a lost pension.
Pension Protection Fund (PPF)
The PPF provides compensation to members of eligible defined benefit pension schemes in the event of the employer becoming insolvent and where there are insufficient assets in the pension scheme to cover the PPF level of compensation.
Origen Financial Services
This service helps you understand your pension options in more detail and gives you impartial financial advice. Alternatively, you can find another regulated independent financial adviser via the MoneyHelper site below.
MoneyHelper
This service helps make your money and pension choices clearer, to put you in control with impartial help that’s on your side. It is backed by the government and free to use.
The Pensions Regulator (TPR)
TPR works with pension scheme trustees, scheme managers and employers to help protect your pension.
The Pensions Ombudsman
This is an independent organisation set up by law to deal with pension complaints. They look at the facts without taking sides and the service is free to use.
ScamSmart
Use this to check an investment or pension opportunity you have been offered and avoid scams.
Financial Conduct Authority
A place to get guidance if you’re considering a pension transfer.
The Pension Service
Part of the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP), this service provides information about your state pension benefits.
Check your State Pension – use this service to find out how much State Pension you could get, when you can get it and how to increase it, if you can.
Find pension contact details – use this service to find contact details to search for a lost pension.
Pension Protection Fund (PPF)
The PPF provides compensation to members of eligible defined benefit pension schemes in the event of the employer becoming insolvent and where there are insufficient assets in the pension scheme to cover the PPF level of compensation.
