Skipton Building Society is launching an online community, retiresavvy.co.uk, with the aim of encouraging and empowering people to take control of their own financial futures.

Recognising that consumers need more help following the introduction of new pension rules on 6 April 2015, Skipton has created the resource for people who are approaching and in retirement. It will help people prepare for the retirement they want by offering information, real-life case studies and peer to peer support and discussion via a live forum.

Retiresavvy aims to demystify retirement through the following:

• A live forum, where users can ask questions and join in debates to get better informed and have a say on any issues that matter to them;
• Real stories from people preparing for and living in retirement;
• A team of varied  contributors, including bloggers and  journalists, with diverse views and perspectives about all aspects of retirement;
• Regular polls to gain real-time insight into what really matters to users;
• Useful, bite-sized hints and tips from industry ‘experts’;
• Insights into and analysis of the latest retirement news;
• Downloadable guides and links to trusted sources of other help and information;
• A dedicated, in-house editorial team.

David Cutter, Skipton Building Society’s Group CEO, said: “Retirement is a major social issue of today. In a landscape characterised by uncertainty, changing government legislation and increasing life expectancy, today’s 50-plus generation could be forgiven for not knowing where to turn.

“We’re already doing something about this, with our Retirement Review Service, to help people to picture and plan towards their futures, but we want to do even more.

“Now we’re proud to add retiresavvy.co.uk to our range of tools that help people planning their retirements.  We aim to help plug the huge gap in retirement information that exists in today’s society, despite the growing complexity and urgency of this issue.”