--- title: "How We Write Our Pension Guides | Pensions Advice UK" url: https://pensionsadviceuk.com/how-we-write-our-guides/ description: "Who writes the Pensions Advice UK guides, the official sources we check them against, and how we keep them up to date. General information, not advice." last_updated: 2026-11-09 publisher: "Pensions Advice UK (a trading name of GAP-GNX Ltd)" language: en-GB --- Help # How we write our guides Who writes our pension guides, where the facts come from, and how we keep them up to date. We are an introducer, not an adviser. Important information - Introductions to FCA-authorised advisers - Free to enquire - We call back within the hour, 9am to 5pm weekdays - Details passed on only with your consent **Quick answer:** Our guides are general information about pensions for people in the UK. They are written and checked by the Pensions Advice UK team, based on official sources such as GOV.UK, HMRC, MoneyHelper and the Financial Conduct Authority. Each guide shows the date it was last updated. They are not personal advice. ## Who writes them Our guides are written and checked by the Pensions Advice UK team. Pensions Advice UK is an introducer, not a financial adviser. So our guides explain how things work and what your options are in general. They don't tell you what to do with your own pension. If you want a recommendation for your situation, that has to come from an FCA-authorised adviser. ## Where the facts come from We check rules, allowances and figures against official and independent sources, including: - GOV.UK and HMRC, for tax rules, allowances and the State Pension - MoneyHelper and Pension Wise, the government's free guidance services - The Financial Conduct Authority and the FCA Register - The Pensions Regulator - The Financial Ombudsman Service and the Financial Services Compensation Scheme - The Pensions Dashboards Programme Where a guide gives a figure, such as a tax allowance, it is the figure for the current tax year unless the guide says otherwise. ## How we keep them up to date - Every guide shows the date it was last updated. - When pension or tax rules change, we update the guides that are affected. - Our older articles show the date they were written. Where a rule they mention has changed since, we add a dated update note rather than quietly rewriting them. ## What our guides will never do - Tell you that you should transfer, combine or cash in a pension - Promise returns, guaranteed outcomes or early access to your pension - Show reviews or ratings we can't verify - Rush you into a decision ## Spotted a mistake? If something in one of our guides looks wrong or out of date, please tell us at [support@gapgnx.com](mailto:support@gapgnx.com) or call 020 3778 0939. We will check it and correct it. [Browse our guides](https://pensionsadviceuk.com/guides/) ### Important information Pensions Advice UK is a trading name of GAP-GNX Ltd. We are not authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority and we do not provide financial, investment, pension or tax advice. We act solely as an introducer. The information on this page is general information only. It is not a personal recommendation and should not be relied upon when making decisions about your pension. Whether any course of action is right for you depends on your individual circumstances. When you make an enquiry, we may introduce you to an FCA-authorised financial adviser. Any advice, recommendation or regulated service will be provided by that authorised firm, not by Pensions Advice UK. The authorised firm will explain its services and any fees to you directly before you decide to proceed. FCA-authorised firms may have their own criteria for accepting clients, over which we have no control. The value of pensions and investments can fall as well as rise, and you may get back less than you put in. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. Transferring or combining pensions is not right for everyone and may mean giving up valuable benefits or guarantees. 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