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2.64
Based on 31 reviews, last reviewed 1st Oct 2024
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Latest highest rating:

5

I am happy of service of it . I am happy of service of it . Easy to use Reviewed on: 4th September 2024
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Latest lowest rating:

1

Good luck getting your money Absolute nightmare if you are ever enrolled into this company cancel. I have asked for my pension pot to be paid and all they have done is attempt to ... Read more Reviewed on: 1st October 2024
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NEST Workplace Pensions reviews (31)

Review of the NEST, Workplace Pensions:

Standard

4
The nest pension is an acceptable product which is easy to set up and details projections for your retirement. I would recommend this product. Reviewed on: 1st June 2023

Degrading , terminally ill, can’t get money back , RUN

1
I have had to apply for my pension early due to terminal illness , “ I’m 50 this year , I have had to go through utter hell to prove I’m genuine , I paid for a form to be certified and stamped by doctor to confirm terminal illness, because he couldn’t guarantee I will die in a year it was rejected , so I had another form to pay a doctor to sign to say I’m not fit to work again “ because being terminal wasn’t enough ? Then I have had to fill out forms to say I’m retiring? And sen... Reviewed on: 13th April 2024

Firstly the returns Nest offer are very poor, this...

1
Firstly the returns Nest offer are very poor, this is the reason why I decided to transfer my money to another company. In total I have 5 different pension. every other pension provider has transferred my pension except Nest , it is obvious they use every trick in the book, ie the pension is still active so we can't transfer it even though I have not contributed into it for 3 years. Had an email from a Richard Hardy who said Once your transfer out is complete, we’ll close your a... Reviewed on: 11th April 2024

best advice bin them they are total crooks

1
best advice bin them they are total crooks but what do you expect from something organised by the government. they make you jump through hoops to get your cash they deduct your income tax wrong amd then take an age to pay into your account , the call centre is useless its outsourced they read from canned messages in broken english same on the chat canned replies and they take an age to reply to emails my account is set up for mail in the post only still waiting for that one .... Reviewed on: 10th March 2024

Imposibly complicated to move pension and close account

1
Nest charges high fees and makes it costly to transfer out your pension as you have to send them a bunch of paperwork and your ID by certified mail and pay for a notary to undersign everything, things other pension funds don't even ask for to complete an official transfer request from your preferred provider. Don't open an account as they will ignore you when you try to move your money out. Reviewed on: 14th February 2024

Astonishingly poor

1
The whole of the system is poor. The website conceals information and resets changes, the returns are poor, and if you're trying to take money out or transfer it to another fund, I wish you luck! All the customer service seems to be offshored, and they think ten working days is a good response time to an email. Reviewed on: 14th November 2023

Constantly poor experience

1
Such poor service. The website is poorly designed and managed, so far from a user-friendly experience it's unreal. With my last employer my pension was with Aegon - so user friendly! When reporting constant system failures they're always 'try deleting cookies', 'try a different' browser - none of which makes a difference. So the customer has to end up wasting hours on endless phone calls and completing manual documents which have to be printed and uploaded. They failed when it c... Reviewed on: 2nd October 2023

Bad

1
Terrible company bad customer service Reviewed on: 6th September 2023

Simple, Straightforward

5
Ease of use electronically makes it a stand out performer for social insurance (workplace pension) Reviewed on: 22nd August 2023

BEWARE Almost impossible to get your money out

1
It has been very difficult to access my pension pot. They claim it takes two weeks to receive the payout but it’s now been well over a month and they still haven’t paid. When I contact support they claim to have limited information on the status. They just constantly come up with new requests for additional information - what seem like blatant ploys to delay paying me the money they have taken from me over the years - atrocious! I will keep you updated on progress. UPDATE It’s ... Reviewed on: 26th July 2023

Quality Pension Service

5
Provides a sound pension service that I'm very satisfied with, easy to use on-line facility, and approachable if need be. Reviewed on: 14th July 2023
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