How couples who save together can max out their ǯ¶âs: Eight tips from the ÀìÌç²Ès on ¿­¤Ó¡Ê¤ë¡Ëing the perks, while Èò¤±¤ëing Í·ês

Couples who take a ¶¦Æ±¤Î approach to ǯ¶â saving can ·ë¶ÉºÇ¸å¤Ë¤Ï¡¼¤Ê¤ë far better off in Â࿦, though there are?some ¹Ô¤­µÍ¤Þ¤ê¡¤Ë¸¤²¤ës - ÆÃ¤Ë regarding ÀǶâ.?

You should concentrate on maxing your own ǯ¶â before trying to ¾å¤²¤ë your partner's, and there are circumstances where it makes ºâÀ¯¾å¤Î sense to ¾ÇÅÀ¡Ê¤ò¹ç¤ï¤»¤ë¡Ë on the higher earner's ǯ¶â, say ÀìÌç²Ès.

We °ìÏ¢¤Î²ñµÄ¡¢¸ò¾Ä¡¿´°À®¤¹¤ë up tips on taking ½½Ê¬¤Ê advantage of ǯ¶âs as a couple, to ¿­¤Ó¡Ê¤ë¡Ë the Íø±× of all the perks ÍøÍѤǤ­¤ë, for example if one partner is doing ̤ʧ¤¤¤Î caring for children rather than in paid ¸ÛÍÑ.

Pension saving:?Couples who adopt a joint strategy can end up far better off in retirement

ǯ¶â saving:?Couples who ²Ä·è¤¹¤ë¡¦ºÎÂò¤¹¤ë a ¶¦Æ±¤Î Àïά can ·ë¶ÉºÇ¸å¤Ë¤Ï¡¼¤Ê¤ë far better off in Â࿦

What to consider before ¾å¤²¤ëing a part ner's ǯ¶â

You can start off by ³Î¼Â¤Ë¤¹¤ëing you both get the most out of higher matched ǯ¶â ½Ð»ñ¡¿¹×¸¥s?from an ¸ÛÍѼÔ.

This is ²òÊü¤¹¤ë¡¿¼«Í³¤Ê money - ²Ã¤¨¤ë extra ÀÇ¶â µßºÑ from the À¯ÉÜ on ºÇ¹â¤Î¡¤¤ò±Û¤¹ - you won't receive in your ǯ¶â ¤µ¤â¤Ê¤±¤ì¤Ð. But take careful ¸ø¼°Ê¸½ñ¡¤Ç§¤á¤ë of the caveats below on ÀǶ⠵ߺÑ.

'Don't rely on one partner's ǯ¶â Ãù¶â, even if only one partner is working,' says Ray ¹õ¿Í¡¿¥Ü¥¤¥³¥Ã¥È, managing director of ¼Ú¤êÀڤ롿·û¾Ïd ºâÀ¯¾å¤Î planning ²ñ¼Ò¡¿·ø¤¤ Money Minder.

'Building Ãù¶â for Â࿦ in both partners' »Ø̾¤¹¤ës rather than just one ¶¡µë¤¹¤ës for a more ÀǶâ efficient ¶¦Æ±¤Î income in Â࿦.

'If one partner in the ´Ø·¸ is not working, for example a stay at home parent looking after younger children, it's possible to »Ùʧ¤¦¡¿Ä¶â up to ¡ò240 per month ÂáÊ᤹¤ë in to a ǯ¶â ·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë for the Èó¡¤ÉÔ¡¤Ìµ-working partner and ÆÀ¤ë ¡ò60 per month (a 25 per cent uplift on what is ¸ºß saved in to the ·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë each month) ·Ðͳ¤Ç the generous ÀÇ¶â µßºÑ that is Äɲ乤ëd on ºÇ¹â¤Î¡¤¤ò±Û¤¹ of your own ½Ð»ñ¡¿¹×¸¥ that is ÍøÍѤǤ­¤ë ¸¢Íø up until age 75.'

Alistair McQueen, Ĺ¡¤Î¨¤¤¤ë of Ãù¶â and Â࿦ at Aviva, says: '»Ùʧ¤¦¡¿Ä¶âing into someone else's ǯ¶â is very possible, and can carry ½ÅÍ×¤Ê attractions.

'It could ¾å¤²¤ë the long-¾Î¤¹¤ë¡¤¸Æ¤Ö¡¿´ü´Ö¡¿ÍÑ¸ì ºâÀ¯¾å¤Î wellbeing of the other and can be a powerful means of Áý²Ã¤¹¤ëing your Ï¢¹ç¤µ¤»¤ëd ǯ¶â ÀǶâ Íø±×s.

'However, Í¿¤¨¤ë¡¿Êû¤²¤ëing to another's ǯ¶â before your own ºâÀ¯¾å¤Î wellbeing has been sorted co uld be È¿ÂФ¹¤ë-À¸»ºÎϤΤ¢¤ë, if it means a ÉÔ­¡Ê¹â¡Ë in your own ºâÀ¯¾å¤Î resilience later in life.

What are 'ÂáÊ᤹¤ë »Ùʧ¤¦¡¿Ä¶â' and 'µßºÑ at source'??

ÂáÊ᤹¤ë »Ùʧ¤¦¡¿Ä¶â means ϫƯ¼Ôs Í¿¤¨¤ë¡¿Êû¤²¤ë ľÀÜ¡¿¤Þ¤Ã¤¹¤°¤Ë into their ǯ¶â before their ÀǶâ Ë¡°Æ is calculated, so their ǯ¶â ÀÇ¶â µßºÑ is already ´Þ¤àd and there is no need to ¡Ê¿ÍÌ¿¤Ê¤É¤ò¡ËÃ¥¤¦¡¤¼çÄ¥¤¹¤ë it from HMRC.

Under µßºÑ at source the ǯ¶â provider ¡Ê¿ÍÌ¿¤Ê¤É¤ò¡ËÃ¥¤¦¡¤¼çÄ¥¤¹¤ës the ½êÆÀÀÇ µßºÑ ľÀÜ¡¿¤Þ¤Ã¤¹¤°¤Ë from HMRC and Äɲ乤ës it to each ϫƯ¼Ô's ǯ¶â.?

'And it needs to be recognised that the ´Ø·¸ that encourages ½Ð»ñ¡¿¹×¸¥s into another's ǯ¶â in the first place may not be the ´Ø·¸ that ¸ºß¤¹¤ës when it comes to Àܶáing any ǯ¶â Ãù¶â.'?

1. Check if you can »Ùʧ¤¦¡¿Ä¶â into each other's ǯ¶â ·×²è¡¿±¢ËÅs

You can theoretically Í¿¤¨¤ë¡¿Êû¤²¤ë ¤Ë¸þ¤«¤Ã¤Æ each other's work ǯ¶âs up to the level of your ǯ¼¡¤Î salary or ¡ò3,600 per year if you are not working.

But you need to check with your ǯ¶â ·×²è¡¿±¢ËÅ what the »ÙÇÛ¤¹¤ës are and how ½ÀÆð¤Ê they are on this ÌäÂ꡿ȯ¹Ô¤¹¤ë.?

The ÁªÂòs might be different if it is a 'ÂáÊ᤹¤ë »Ùʧ¤¦¡¿Ä¶â' or 'µßºÑ at source' ·×²è¡¿±¢ËÅ or if your ¸ÛÍÑ¼Ô makes »Ùʧ¤¤¡Ê³Û¡Ës ľÀÜ¡¿¤Þ¤Ã¤¹¤°¤Ë into a »äŪ¤Ê ǯ¶â or self-Åê»ñ¤¹¤ëd personal ǯ¶â (Sipp) for you.

McQueen ¸ø¼°Ê¸½ñ¡¤Ç§¤á¤ës that people with a ǯ¶â that uses µßºÑ at source - all personal ǯ¶âs and some master ¿®ÍÑs, which manage centralised ´ð¶âs for several ¸ÛÍѼÔs at once - can »Ùʧ¤¦¡¿Ä¶â in or have paid in by a third party up to ¡ò3,600 ¿Ó¤À¤·¤¤¡¿£±£²¥À¡¼¥¹ (¡ò2,880 ÂáÊ᤹¤ë) and get ÀÇ¶â µßºÑ ´Ø¤ï¤ê¤Ê¤¯ how much they earn.

This means a partner of someone not working could »Ùʧ¤¦¡¿Ä¶⠡ò2,880 into a Èó¡¤ÉÔ¡¤Ìµ-working partner's µßºÑ at source ǯ¶â and see ¡ò3,600 Åê»ñ¤¹¤ëd, he says.

But he points out that workplace ǯ¶âs which take ½Ð»ñ¡¿¹×¸¥s ľÀÜ¡¿¤Þ¤Ã¤¹¤°¤Ë from an individual's payroll will not ¼õÂ÷¤¹¤ë them from the bank account of an ½¾¶È°÷ or from anyone else's account.

'Making ½Ð»ñ¡¿¹×¸¥s into the workplace ǯ¶â of another may not be as direct or as simple as you may want. The ¾ò·ïs associated with different workplace ǯ¶âs need to be understood when ½Ð»ñ¡¿¹×¸¥s are ¸ºß considered.'?

2. It's usually best to max out your own ǯ¶â first

'For the Âç¿¿ô, it makes sense to ¾ÇÅÀ¡Ê¤ò¹ç¤ï¤»¤ë¡Ë first on maximising your own ǯ¶â ½àÈ÷¡¿¾ò¹à, from which you and others can Íø±× in later life' says McQueen

'For those who have already maximised their own ǯ¶â ½àÈ÷¡¿¾ò¹à, supporting the ǯ¶â ½àÈ÷¡¿¾ò¹à of another is ²ÁÃ͡ʤ¬¤¢¤ë¡Ë good consideration, often with the support of a ºâÀ¯¾å¤Î ½õ¸À¼Ô.'?

3. Take advantage of ǯ¶â ÀǶ⠵ߺÑ

ǯ¶â ÀÇ¶â µßºÑ µö¤¹s everyone to save for Â࿦ out of untaxed income. You receive rebates, ¸ú²ÌŪ¤Ë ²òÊü¤¹¤ë¡¿¼«Í³¤Ê cash from the À¯ÉÜ paid into your ǯ¶â, based on your ½êÆÀÀÇ Î¨ of 20 per cent, 40 per cent or 45 per cent.

How much ÀÇ¶â µßºÑ each partner can receive needs to be given careful thought before you Í¿¤¨¤ë¡¿Êû¤²¤ë extra into a ǯ¶â.

McQueen explains: 'If one partner has already maximised their own ǯ¶â ÀǶâ Íø±×s, by maximising their ǯ¼¡¤Î allowance or having reached the lifetime allowance, Í¿¤¨¤ë¡¿Êû¤²¤ëing to another's ǯ¶â would be a means of Àܶáing the other's ÀǶâ Íø±×s, and ¤½¤Î°Ù¤Ë Áý²Ã¤¹¤ëing the Ï¢¹ç¤µ¤»¤ëd ǯ¶â ÀǶâ Íø±×s.

If you are already Í¿¤¨¤ë¡¿Êû¤²¤ëing the ǯ¼¡¤Î ºÇÂç¸Â of ¡ò60,000 into your own ǯ¶â, Í¿¤¨¤ë¡¿Êû¤²¤ëing to another's ǯ¶â could Áý²Ã¤¹¤ë this ǯ¼¡¤Î ½Ð»ñ¡¿¹×¸¥ by up to another ¡ò60,000, taking the total ǯ¼¡¤Î ǯ¶â ½Ð»ñ¡¿¹×¸¥ to a total of up to ¡ò120,000.

But McQueen ·Ù¹ð¤òÍ¿¤¨¤ës: 'The ÀǶâ Íø±×s associated with each ǯ¶â are ÉÞÍܲȲ upon the income of the owner of that ǯ¶â.

'You may be a higher-Ψ taxpayer, and will therefore Íø±× from higher-Ψ ǯ¶â ÀÇ¶â µßºÑ against any ½Ð»ñ¡¿¹×¸¥s you make into your own ǯ¶â.

'If, however, the other person into whose ǯ¶â you are saving is a basic Ψ ÀǶâ payer, or »Ùʧ¤¦¡¿Ä¶âs no ½êÆÀÀÇ ¤É¤ì¤Ç¤â, their ǯ¶â will only Íø±× from basic Ψs of ǯ¶â ÀǶ⠵ߺÑ.

'The ¤«¤â¤·¤ì¤Ê¤¤ different ÀǶ⠼£ÎÅs of different ǯ¶âs need to be considered and understood before »ö¼Â¾å¤Î¡¿ÂåÍý.'

For example, McQueen says if someone who is a higher Ψ ÀǶâ payer »Ùʧ¤¦¡¿Ä¶âs into a basic Ψ taxpa yer's ǯ¶â, that means they only get basic Ψ ÀÇ¶â µßºÑ Äɲ乤ëd.

'From a ºâÀ¯¾å¤Î »ëÌî it makes more sense to »Ùʧ¤¦¡¿Ä¶â into the higher Ψ ÀǶâ payer's ǯ¶â,' says McQueen. 'If they are both basic Ψ ÀǶâ payers then there is no difference in cost between »Ùʧ¤¦¡¿Ä¶âing into one ǯ¶â versus another, so one person making a »Ùʧ¤¤¡Ê³Û¡Ë into the other's ·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë is ȳ¶â.'

4. Each partner owns their ǯ¶â and »ÙÇۡʤ¹¤ë¡Ë¡¿ÅýÀ©¤¹¤ës it

Ray Black:?Building savings for retirement in both partners' names rather than just one provides for a more tax efficient joint income in retirement

Ray ¹õ¿Í¡¿¥Ü¥¤¥³¥Ã¥È:?Building Ãù¶â for Â࿦ in both partners' »Ø̾¤¹¤ës rather than just one ¶¡µë¤¹¤ës for a more ÀǶâ efficient ¶¦Æ±¤Î income in Â࿦

'Any ½Ð»ñ¡¿¹×¸¥s into another's ǯ¶â will be owned by that other person,' says McQueen. 'Without their own ǯ¶â Ãù¶â, this other person will be ÉÞÍܲȲ upon others for their income in Â࿦.

'By Í¿¤¨¤ë¡¿Êû¤²¤ëing to the other's ǯ¶â, you are b oosting their self-°Í¸ and independence in later life.'

But he goes on: '´Ø¤ï¤ê¤Ê¤¯ who may make ½Ð»ñ¡¿¹×¸¥s to a ǯ¶â, it is the owner of the ǯ¶â ? the one who's »Ø̾¤¹¤ë is on the À¯ºö ? who will have »ÙÇۡʤ¹¤ë¡Ë¡¿ÅýÀ©¤¹¤ë over if, how and when the money is Àܶád.

'·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ës for Àܶá that are »Ï¤á¤ë¡¤·è¤á¤ë at the time of making the ½Ð»ñ¡¿¹×¸¥s may change over time if the nature of the ¶¦Æ± changes over time. For example, if the partners separate or get Î¥º§d. This ʬΥ of ½êÍ­¸¢ needs to be understood when ½Ð»ñ¡¿¹×¸¥s are ¸ºß made.

'Other than on Î¥º§ or death it's not possible to °Üž a ǯ¶â ¥Þ¥ê¥Õ¥¡¥Ê from one partner to another.'?

5. ·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë around the ages when you can Àܶá your ǯ¶âs

You cannot Àܶá a workplace defined ½Ð»ñ¡¿¹×¸¥ or »äŪ¤Ê Åê»ñ¤¹¤ëd ǯ¶â before the age of 55, and this will rise to 57 in 2028.

With final salary ǯ¶âs, it depends on the »ÙÇÛ¤¹¤ës of the ·×²è¡¿±¢ËÅ, so you you will have to check.

It is therefore sensible to ·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë ahead together on the basis of when each partner can start À½¿Þ¡¿ÃêÁª on their ǯ¶âs.

McQueen says: 'It is the age of the owner of the ǯ¶â that »öÊÁs, not the contributor to the ǯ¶â.

'The contributor may be 55, but the owner may be younger. It is the owner's age that »öÊÁs. The À©¸Âs in Àܶáing ǯ¶âs need to be understood before making ½Ð»ñ¡¿¹×¸¥s.'?

6. Don't forget your ÌÀ¸À¤¹¤ë¡¿¸øɽ¤¹¤ë ǯ¶âs - try to max out both

Alistair McQueen: Contributing to another¡Çs pension before your own financial wellbeing has been sorted could be counter-productive, if it means a shortfall in your own financial resilience later in life

Alistair McQueen: Í¿¤¨¤ë¡¿Êû¤²¤ëing to another's ǯ¶â before your own ºâÀ¯¾å¤Î wellbeing has been sorted could be È¿ÂФ¹¤ë-À¸»ºÎϤΤ¢¤ë, if it means a ÉÔ­¡Ê¹â¡Ë in your own ºâÀ¯¾å¤Î resilience later in life

Like a ÅÁÅýŪ¤Ê final salary ǯ¶â, the ÌÀ¸À¤¹¤ë¡¿¸øɽ¤¹¤ë ǯ¶â ¶¡µë¤¹¤ës a Êݾڡʿ͡Ëd income until you die, so it is ²ÁÃ͡ʤ¬¤¢¤ë¡Ë both partners maximising what they get.

The ½½Ê¬¤Ê ÌÀ¸À¤¹¤ë¡¿¸øɽ¤¹¤ë ǯ¶â is ¸½ºß¡¿°ìÈÌ¤Ë ²ÁÃ͡ʤ¬¤¢¤ë¡Ë ¡ò221.20 a week or around ¡ò11,500 a year if you retired since April 2016 and qualify for the ½½Ê¬¤Ê Ψ.?

You can fill gaps in ̤ʧ¤¤¤Î or underpaid ¹ñ²È¤Î Êݸ± in previous years, and make voluntary ºÇ¹â¤Î¡¤¤ò±Û¤¹-ups to buy extra qualifying years, if one partner doesn't have the 35 years of ¹ñ²È¤Î Êݸ± ½Ð»ñ¡¿¹×¸¥s to get the ½½Ê¬¤Ê ÎÌ.

You might also be able to earn credits if you are a parent or grandparent looking after children, or are a carer or are ¼º¶È¤·¤¿.

¹õ¿Í¡¿¥Ü¥¤¥³¥Ã¥È says: 'For couples with younger children who are able to ¡Ê¿ÍÌ¿¤Ê¤É¤ò¡ËÃ¥¤¦¡¤¼çÄ¥¤¹¤ë child Íø±× »Ùʧ¤¤¡Ê³Û¡Ës, NI credits will count ¤Ë¸þ¤«¤Ã¤Æ the 35 years of ½Ð»ñ¡¿¹×¸¥s that are ¸½ºß¡¿°ìÈÌ¤Ë needed ¡¼¤¹¤ë¤¿¤á¤Ë receive a ½½Ê¬¤Ê ÌÀ¸À¤¹¤ë¡¿¸øɽ¤¹¤ë ǯ¶â.

'Credits are only awarded to the individual whose »Ø̾¤¹¤ë the child Íø±× is in and they are only ÍøÍѤǤ­¤ë until your youngest child is 12.

'However, this is a ¹­Âç¤Ê¡¿Â¿¿ô¤Î¡¿½ÅÍ×¤Ê help ¤Ë¸þ¤«¤Ã¤Æ the level of ÌÀ¸À¤¹¤ë¡¿¸øɽ¤¹¤ë ǯ¶â that individual will receive and ŬÍѤ¹¤ës even if that person is not ¼ýÆþ.

'As long as the child Íø±× is paid to the ÄûÀµ¤¹¤ë individual, they are Äɲ乤ëd to your ¹ñ²È¤Î Êݸ± µ­Ï¿¡¤µ­Ï¿Åª¤Ê¡¿µ­Ï¿¤¹¤ë automatically.'

If the 'wrong' parent ¡Ê¿ÍÌ¿¤Ê¤É¤ò¡ËÃ¥¤¦¡¤¼çÄ¥¤¹¤ëd child Íø±× you can ¸ò´¹¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë the credits to the other partner, and you can also °Üž credits to a grandparent looking after chil dren if you don't need them because you are »Ùʧ¤¦¡¿Ä¶âing NI anyway.?

7. What happens to ǯ¶âs if you get Î¥º§d

'Unfortunately, not all ´Ø·¸s last forever,' says ¹õ¿Í¡¿¥Ü¥¤¥³¥Ã¥È. 'If you are »Ùʧ¤¦¡¿Ä¶âing into your partner's ǯ¶â ·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë and the ´Ø·¸ breaks É餫¤¹¡¿·âÄƤ¹¤ë, it may be difficult to do anything else but Îá¾õ that money off.

'If you are married, ´Ø¤ï¤ê¤Ê¤¯ who paid the money into which ǯ¶â ·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ës, they are often taken into account on Î¥º§.

'There are ÁªÂòs ÍøÍѤǤ­¤ë to Î¥º§ing couples that ´Þ¤àing ³ôing all of the accrued values, offsetting ǯ¶â values against other »ñ»ºs and ¹çˡŪ¤Ê Ìó«s to »Ùʧ¤¦¡¿Ä¶â an income or »ñËÜ¡¿¼óÅÔ to either or both of the partners Î¥º§ing at a later date.

'However, these ÁªÂòs can be Ê£»¨¤Ë¤¹¤ëd and difficult to work through for both the Î¥º§ing couple and their ¹çˡŪ¤Ê ½õ¸À¼Ôs. In many »öÎã¡¿´µ¼Ôs, specialist ǯ¶âs advice will be Í׵᤹¤ëd to ³Î¼Â¤Ë¤¹¤ë that both partners are °·¤¦¡¿¼£ÎŤ¹¤ëd ¸øÀµ¤Ë¡¿¤«¤Ê¤ê.'

¹õ¿Í¡¿¥Ü¥¤¥³¥Ã¥È Äɲ乤ës that in his experience, couples who discuss their ǯ¶â ·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ës ͧ¹¥Åª¤Ë on Î¥º§ are much more likely to ãÀ®¤¹¤ë a good ·ë²Ì for all ȼ¤¦¡¿´Ø¤ï¤ëd.

'This could ¸½¼Â¤Ë be ´ØÏ¢¤·¤¿ to not just the Î¥º§ing couple. With ǯ¶âs having become multi-generational planning Æ»¶ñs in ºÇ¶á¤Î years, the ·èÄ꡿ȽÄ꾡¤Á¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ës made about ǯ¶âs in a Î¥º§ can ÀøºßŪ¤Ë ±Æ¶Á¤¹¤ë¡¿´¶¾ð the couple's children and even there grandchildren.'

More on how ǯ¶âs are ʬÎö¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë in a Î¥º§?

If you unfortunately ʬÎö¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë up, but your ǯ¶â ¥Þ¥ê¥Õ¥¡¥Ês aren't too unbalanced - as they Îò»ËŪ¤Ë have been between men and women, mostly ͽÄê to »Ùʧ¤¦¡¿Ä¶â differences and the latter doing ̤ʧ¤¤¤Î caring work - there can be ¤¤¤Ã¤½¤¦¾¯¤Ê¤¯ hassle and Ũ°Õ over dividing them.

There are three main ÁªÂòs when?¼è°ú¡¤¶¨Äêing with ǯ¶âs in a Î¥º§ - ³ôing them on a clean break basis, one partner ¡Ê¡¼¤Î¤¿¤á¤Ë¡Ë¤È¤Ã¤Æ¤ª¤¯ing some of the income to be paid to an ex-spouse after Â࿦, and offsetting their value against other »ñ»ºs.

¿×®¤Ê 'no fault' Î¥º§s were introduced in 2022?This means couples are able to get Î¥º§d within six months of first ŬÍѤ¹¤ëing even if one partner is ¡Ä¤ËÈ¿ÂФ¹¤ëd, and the ²áÄø will be ÂçÉôʬ¤Ï online - ´Þ¤àing the serving of Î¥º§ papers by email.

However, ºâÀ¯¾å¤Î ²ò·è¡¿Æþ¿¢ÃÏs ´Þ¤àing ǯ¶âs are still dealt with in a separate and Ê¿¹Ô¤Î ²áÄø which can continue after the Î¥º§ is final.

8. ·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë ahead if you want to bequeath your ǯ¶âs

'ǯ¶â Ãù¶â do not form part of your ¹çˡŪ¤Ê ¹­¤¤ÃϽê, so are not »ÙÇÛ¤¹¤ë to the same Áê³ʪ·ï ÀǶâ ˡΧs as other »ñ»ºs,' says McQueen.?

'For many, saving in a ǯ¶â is therefore an efficient and ¹çˡŪ way of ¸Â³¦ing Áê³ʪ·ï ÀǶ⠵Á̳¡¿ÉéºÄs.

'By Í¿¤¨¤ë¡¿Êû¤²¤ëing into another's ǯ¶â, in ¿·µ¬²ÃÆþ to your own, you are able to ÈòÆñ½ê more of your wealth from Áê³ʪ·ï ÀǶâ.'

¹õ¿Í¡¿¥Ü¥¤¥³¥Ã¥È says: On death, Åê»ñ based ǯ¶â ·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ës can be passed on to partners, (or someone else, that person doesn't even need to be ´Ø·¸¤Î¤¢¤ë) very ÀǶâ efficiently.

'If the »à¤ó¤À partner died after the age of 75, ½êÆÀÀÇ may be payable on »ñËÜ¡¿¼óÅÔ and Àµµ¬¤Î¡¿ÀµÁª¼ê income »Ùʧ¤¤¡Ê³Û¡Ës. However, ½êÆÀÀÇ is only payable on the ÎÌ ¸ÉΩ¤·¤¿ in each ÀǶâ years and ÉÞÍܲȲ on the ¼õ¼è¿Í's individual ½êÆÀÀÇ Î¨.

'Even better, if the »à¤ó¤À partner died before reaching age 75, under the ¸½ºß¤Î »ÙÇÛ¤¹¤ës, the À¸¤­»Ä¤ëing partner (or someone else) can move the »à¤ó¤À persons ǯ¶â ·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë in to a ·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë called a '¸å·Ñ¼Ôs'' ǯ¶â ·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë and draw income and »ñËÜ¡¿¼óÅÔ out without incurring an ½êÆÀÀÇ µÁ̳¡¿ÉéºÄ.'

¹õ¿Í¡¿¥Ü¥¤¥³¥Ã¥È says money held in a ǯ¶â doesn't need to be left to a partner, but can go to children, grandchildren, ¹­Âç¤Ê¡¿Â¿¿ô¤Î¡¿½ÅÍ×¤Ê grandchildren, a best friend, a charity, or even your next door ÎÙ¿Í.

But he ¶¯Ä´¤¹¤ë¡¿¥¹¥È¥ì¥¹s the importance of ´°Á´¤Ë¤¹¤ëing a '»Ø̾¡¿Ç¤Ì¿ of ¼õ±×¼Ôs' form to let your ǯ¶â provider know to whom you would like the ǯ¶â money paid.?

·×²è¡¿±¢ËÅs do?take account of your ɽ¸½ of wishes, but ÊÝ»ý¤¹¤ë discretion depending on the circumstances.

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