Teachers Pension and pension contributions

[kand300]

If my wife decided to take her Teachers Pension at 55 would this limit her to only be able to pay total £4000 contributions to her pension sipp each year rather than upto £40000?

[cavey76]

Sorry this isnt direct help but as the husband of a teacher always whinging about her pension i found this fella hugely insightful.

https://youtu.be/rHuqGnfhivM

He has a series of vids explaining the nuances of teachers pensions.