What is the 'carry forward'?

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The carry forward rule allows you to carry forward unused annual allowance from the three previous years.

This means that you may not have to pay an annual allowance tax charge, even if the value of your pension savings increases by more than the annual allowance in a year. To carry forward unused annual allowance from an earlier year, you must have been a member of a tax-registered pension scheme in that year.