# Consumer Fight Back’s Beginner’s Guide to...Pensions

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Podcast: [Consumer Fight Back](https://stenobird.com/podcast/consumer-fight-back-7058075)
Published: 2025-08-22T11:15:00+00:00
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## Resource

Want to know more about pensions but don’t know where to start with the basics? Consumer Fight Back has you covered. Janine Maher from the Money and Pensions Service talks through the State Pension, Defined Benefit (DB) pensions, Defined Contribution (DC) pensions and a Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) and explains how they can interact with each other. If you have a story or experience you want to share email cfb@bbc.co.uk

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