Pensions for the selfemployed and persons not in an occupational scheme. Tax relief is based on net relevant earnings. Retirement can be at any time between 50 and 75. A tax-free lump sum (25 per cent of fund) is available at retirement. If income drawdown is used, the balance must fund a compulsory retirement annuity by age 75. Personal pensions can be used for contracting out. The term also applies to retirement annuity contracts, set up before July 1988.