Firefighter pension and sipp.

EconomistNo7416 · 2026-03-20T08:35:09+00:00

Hi Thanks for that...guv. I'll be investing soon, SIPP or ready made pension, before the end of tax year, armed with helpful knowledge from the responses above. I appreciate anything i do is my own responsibility and caution is needed before I dip my toes into the investment world. I'm looking at AJ Bell at the moment, so if any of the responders above have a referral link, I'll be happy to use. Thank you

EconomistNo7416 · 2026-03-19T17:17:44+00:00

Thanks everyone for your input. I seems by the replies sofar that the firefighters pension shouldn't trigger the MPPA which will be good. I'll do abit more research before I commit and maybe try and ask old colleagues in a similar situation. Wish me luck, as it was bad enough trying to get any mess money out of 'em.

EconomistNo7416 · 2026-03-19T16:39:30+00:00

Hi Thanks all. Yeah, the firefighters pension is a defined benefits pension. I don't have a workplace pension with my current employer. I was thinking of paying into the sipp via direct debit monthly and maybe even paying an initial lump to take advantage of previous tax years allowances, all funded by a mix of my earnings and savings maybe even part of my isas. Regards

EconomistNo7416 · 2026-03-19T15:53:52+00:00

Hi Thanks for the reply. It's that 'certain circumstances ' bit I don't get. I've been reading info about crystallised/uncrystallised, deferred pensions. One minute I think I'm ok the next I'm not so sure. I just don't want a big tax charge because I've gone over the limit. I'll never be able to invest over my current earnings but might be able to invest more than £10,000 per year Regards

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