Even if you are a member of a pension scheme or have taken out a personal retirement savings account (PRSA) or a personal pension, you should continue to review your pension position on a regular basis. Most people will have scope to pay more into their pension to improve their benefits.
Occupational pensions are organised by employers to provide pensions to one or more employees on retirement. What are the rules about occupational pension schemes?
Confusion surrounds Additional Voluntary Contributions (AVCs), what they are, who can use them and what they can be used for
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Ask your employer what AVC options (if any) are available to you under your defined benefit occupational scheme - and the charges that apply which is always very important. In some cases it may be more cost effective and flexible to arrange your own AVC option (e.g. low cost PRSA). And in some cases they may be no other option.