You cannot cancel or surrender your living annuity. Even if you decide to emigrate from South Africa, under current law, you are not permitted to surrender your living annuity.
You can only cash out your living annuity if your residual capital drops below R75 000, or R50 000 if you took the one-third cash lump sum at retirement. This is based on current legislation and is subject to change should regulation be amended.
Retirees have the option of transferring their living annuities in a bid to ensure their savings last through retirement.