You may recall I posted about this some time ago as I thought I could take out 25% from my pension fund tax free as I was entitled to take the pension but didn't want to actually take it yet. The response here was that I couldn't.
Looks like someone else has misunderstood as well:
How to retire early: Take a tax-free lump sum Ken Taylor, from Mackenzie Taylor Wealth Management, said: Changes in pension legislation allow you to take tax-free cash from a pension fund, worth up to a quarter of the total, without taking income at the same time.
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