NEED TO KNOW How to keep track of pensions

GET ORGANISED

Go through your paperwork and make sure everything related to your pensions is kept together. If you move house, contact all the companies you deal with, including every pension provider, to give your new address. And it’s a good idea to register for your pension provider’s online service too.

FIND LOST PENSIONS

For tips on tracking down a lost pension, check out Money Helper’s

Find My Lost Pension guide at moneyhelper.org.uk. Its advice includes contacting your former employer if you’re tracing a workplace pension, and there’s a letter template you can use for this on the site too.

STILL STRUGGLING?

If you’re having trouble tracking down an old workplace pension and can’t find the contact details of an old employer, use the government’s free Pension Tracing Service (gov.uk/ find-pension-contact-details), which will help you find them.