MySQL provides a special form of the CONCAT function: CONCAT_WS function. The CONCAT_WS function concatenates two or more string values with a predefined separator. The following illustrates the syntax of the CONCAT_WS function: CONCAT_WS(seperator,string1,string2, ...
You can usually take 25% of your pension pot as a tax-free lump sum before you take the rest of the money. You then: 1  decide how to take the rest of your pension pot if youâre in a defined contribution pension scheme.hole pension pot as a lump sum. You can usually take a whole pension pot worth up to Â£10,000 as a lump sum - 25% is tax free.
Background [edit]. The State Pension is a contribution-based benefit, and depends on an individual's National Insurance (NI) contribution history. For someone with the 30 qualifying years (years in which NI contributions were paid), it is payable at a flat rate of Â£115.95 a week (2015â16).t is possible to defer claiming a State Pension at SPA. Deferred pensions are increased by 1 per cent for every five weeks that the pension is not claimed (approximately 10.4 per cent a year). Alternatively pensioners who have deferred their pension can claim a lump sum and an unenhanced pension.