Track down your lost pension savings

If you don’t seek out your old pensions, you could lose them to charities under new government plans, says David Prosser.

If you don't, you could lose them to charities under new government plans.

If you've made contributions to a private pension scheme, but lost touch with your savings, it's time to start tracking the money down. Under new proposals from the government these so-called "dormant assets" thought to total as much as £500m could soon be donated to charities and other good causes.

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David Prosser
Business Columnist

David Prosser is a regular MoneyWeek columnist, writing on small business and entrepreneurship, as well as pensions and other forms of tax-efficient savings and investments. David has been a financial journalist for almost 30 years, specialising initially in personal finance, and then in broader business coverage. He has worked for national newspaper groups including The Financial Times, The Guardian and Observer, Express Newspapers and, most recently, The Independent, where he served for more than three years as business editor.