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How much you'll need

Think about what you want out of retirement so you can plan for your future

Get the retirement you’re after

It’s useful to think about what sort of lifestyle you want when you retire. That could be anything from going on holiday a couple of times a year, to just paying your bills and having the occasional treat.

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has created living standards to give an idea of what life could look like at three different levels of income, with an overview of how spending habits might be covered. Everyone’s retirement will be different though, and other costs may need to be factored in depending on your circumstances and living arrangements.

Covers your basic needs with a little left over for socialising and extras such as:

  • A UK holiday each year
  • Dining out a once a month
  • Affordable leisure activities around twice a week.

More financial security and the flexibility to do more, such as:

  • An annual holiday abroad
  • Dining out a few times a month

Opportunities for more spontaneous spending and luxuries, with:

  • A foreign holiday and UK minibreaks each year
  • Subscription to a streaming service
  • Regular beauty treatments.

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