When and how can members access their retirement annuity?


Members can access their RA as a cash lump (net of withdrawal lump sum tax) before age 55 if they:

  • Formally emigrate
  • Retire early due to ill-health
  • The paid-up RA value is less than R7 000

Otherwise, they cannot access their RA before age 55. They can then take a maximum of 1/3rd of their investment as cash (plus any contributions not deducted for tax); with the balance they must purchase a compulsory annuity, which will pay a pension for life. If the benefit is R247,500 or less at retirement they can elect to receive the full benefit as cash.

The information and answers supplied in this section do not constitute advice as defined by the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act, 37 of 2002.


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