Free Guidance Tool

Are you ready
to retire?

Impartial guidance to help you see your retirement picture clearly. No jargon, no product sales — just clarity.

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Important: This tool provides general guidance only and does not constitute regulated financial advice. Projections use simplified assumptions and are illustrative. For personal advice tailored to your circumstances, consult an FCA-regulated financial adviser.
How It Works

Three simple steps

Enter your details, see your projections, and understand your options.

1. Enter Your Details

Tell us about your pensions, savings, and what you'd like retirement to look like.

2. See Your Scenarios

We model cautious, moderate and optimistic projections so you can plan for a range of outcomes.

3. Understand Your Gap

See clearly whether you're on track, and what levers you could pull to improve your position.

Important: This tool provides general guidance only and does not constitute regulated financial advice. Projections use simplified assumptions and are illustrative.
Your Dashboard

Retirement Readiness

Fill in each section below. The more detail you provide, the more useful your projections will be.

About You

Basic details to set up your projections.

Your Pensions

Add each pension you hold. You can add as many as you need.

State Pension

Check your state pension forecast at gov.uk/check-state-pension.

Full new State Pension is £11,502/year (2024/25). Enter your personal forecast if you have it.
Check yours at gov.uk/state-pension-age
Other Savings & Investments

ISAs, general investment accounts, cash savings. Exclude your main home.

Other Income Sources

Any other income you expect in retirement (rental income, part-time work, etc).

Leave blank if none.
Your Retirement Goal

How much income would you like in retirement, and what does your housing look like?

PLSA Retirement Living Standards (single, 2024): Basic £14,400 · Moderate £31,300 · Comfortable £43,100
Estimated Monthly Expenses in Retirement

Optional but helps give you a fuller picture. Enter monthly amounts.

Council tax, energy, water, broadband

Projected Annual Retirement Income

Three scenarios based on different real growth assumptions, shown in today's money.

Cautious (2% real)
Moderate (4% real)
Optimistic (6% real)
Income Breakdown (Moderate Scenario)

Where your projected retirement income comes from.

Key Assumptions

This model uses simplified assumptions for illustration only.

Drawdown rate4% per year
Growth rates (real, after inflation)2% / 4% / 6%
Savings growth (real)2%
State PensionAs entered (today's value)

What you might consider next

Reminder: These projections are for general guidance only and are based on simplified assumptions. They do not constitute regulated financial advice. Your actual retirement income will depend on many factors not modelled here, including investment performance, inflation, tax, and changes to legislation. For advice tailored to your circumstances, please consult an FCA-regulated financial adviser.
Important: This tool provides general guidance only and does not constitute regulated financial advice.
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