According to FoodSafety.gov, the most important thing is to keep refrigerator and freezer doors closed. If they stay sealed, your fridge can keep food cold for about four hours, and a full freezer for about 48 hours (24 hours if it's half full).
That means youâll only receive tax relief on pension contributions of up to 100% of your earnings or Â£4,000, whichever is the lower. Whether the lower Â£4,000 annual allowance applies depends on how you access your pension pot and there are some complicated rules around this.
Defined contribution pensions build up a pension pot using your contributions and your employerâs contributions (if applicable) plus investment returns and tax relief.If youâre a member of the scheme through your workplace, then your employer usually deducts your contributions from your salary before it is taxed.If youâve set the scheme up for yourself, you arrange the contributions yourself. It helps to think of defined contribution pensions as having two stages. Take a quarter of your pension pot (or of the amount you allocate for drawdown) as a tax-free lump sum, then use the rest to provide a regular taxable income. 2  Take a quarter of your pot as a tax-free lump sum and then convert some or all of the rest into a taxable retirement income (known as an annuity).