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do i have to pay into a pension scheme

questionmark · 2016-10-30 18:42:28

Hello i am NQT and only getting a small bit of subbing at the moment, i was wondering if the pension scheme is something i have to pay into or is their a way i can opt out. I am earning very little and all the deductions are not helping :/

30-10-2016 07:42PM

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Hello
i am NQT and only getting a small bit of subbing at the moment, i was wondering if the pension scheme is something i have to pay into or is their a way i can opt out. I am earning very little and all the deductions are not helping

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#2 30-10-2016 08:03PM

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Pay into it. You would be an awful eejit not to, irrespective of what you earn.

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#3 30-10-2016 08:38PM

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Pretty sure you can't opt out. I'm paying in to mine since I was 20.

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#4 30-10-2016 09:16PM

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In the long run, you'll be thankful.

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