Private pensions
Tracing an old pension
The Pension Service provides a Pension Tracing Service to help you find the contact details of an old pension scheme that you've lost touch with.
Find out more about tracing a pension
Buying an annuity
If you have an occupational, personal or stakeholder pension you may receive a pension directly from your scheme. Or you may have to use the pension fund you have built up to buy a regular income for the rest of your life (this is called an annuity).
Find out more about annuities on the Directgov website
The Pensions Advisory Service
This service offers general advice and information about personal and company pension schemes