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Two-Pot Retirement System

Meet your new retirement pots and learn more about how South Africa's retirement landscape is evolving. The new system has been in effect since 1 September 2024 and now divides your future retirement fund contributions into two distinct pots: the savings pot and the retirement pot, while your previous retirement fund savings are retained in a vested pot. Each pot serves a different but valuable purpose in your retirement planning.

Introducing the Two-Pot Retirement System

The two-pot retirement system aims to address the low level of retirement savings in South Africa by introducing a new way of managing retirement fund contributions. The system allows for some flexibility in accessing a part of the savings in case of financial emergencies, while ensuring that most of the savings are preserved for retirement.

How Does it Work?

On 31 August 2024, seeding capital from an individual's existing retirement fund savings was allocated into a savings pot. This was a once-off amount of 10% of the total value of their vested pot, limited to R30 000. Withdrawals from the savings pot are allowed once every tax year and encouraged only in the event of financial emergencies. Every withdrawal is considered taxable income and subject to an individual's marginal tax rate (up to 45%). A transaction fee may also be charged for every withdrawal.

Frequently Asked Questions

The purpose of the two-pot retirement system

Learn more about the purpose of the two-pot retirement system and how it will work come 1 September 2024.

Frequently Asked Questions

Seeding capital and contributions

Read to find out about the different types of retirement funds, what seeding capital is, where it comes from and what will happen to your contributions going forward.

Frequently Asked Questions

The rules for withdrawals

More information about how withdrawals from the savings, retirement and vested pots will work.

Frequently Asked Questions

The rules for contributions and transfers

All you need to know about the rules for deposits into and transfers between pots.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Read our quick and easy-to-understand FAQs for more insight into South Africa's new two-pot retirement system. Understand the full picture and take control of your financial future and retirement planning.

The purpose of the two-pot retirement system

The purpose of the two-pot retirement system

Seeding capital and contributions

Seeding capital and contributions

The rules for withdrawals

The rules for withdrawals

The rules for contributions and transfers

The rules for contributions and transfers

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