Autumn InTouch 2025 now available!
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PAW 2025: Recordings and FAQs now available!
The 15th to the 18th September 2025 saw us celebrate Pensions Awareness Week – a national campaign, dedicated to maki...
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Active Members Annual Benefit Statements 2025
Your 2025 annual benefit statement is ready. Your statement shows the value of your Local Government Pension Scheme (...
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Deferred Annual Benefit Statements 2025
Your 2025 annual benefit statement is ready. Your statement shows the value of your Local Government Pension Scheme (...
Pensions increase
Pensions are increased annually from April each year, in line with the cost of living. Pensions increase is determined by the HM Treasury and approved by Parliament then published in a government order. It is usually based on the annual increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to the previous September.
Devastated pension fraud victim tells her story of being scammed out of £45,000
Pauline Padden, a critical care nurse from Merseyside, was one of 245 victims defrauded in a £13.5 million scam that saw fraudsters Alan Barratt and Susan Dalton put behind bars for their criminal actions in April 2022.
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Climate Change Strategy updated for 2024
Shropshire County Pension Fund agreed its latest Climate Change Strategy at Pensions Committee on 13 September 2024....
The Government launches digital service to help boost state pension.
The UK government launched "Check your State Pension forecast" on 29 April 2024. This new digital service helps indiv...
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Local Government’s financial position and your LGPS pension
How can I know my pension is safe? We understand that members may be concerned about the current financial position o...
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One in four at risk of pension scams
One in four savers could be at risk of a pension scam, recent analysis has found. A HelpandAdvice.co.uk study has rev...
50/50 section
Did you know the LGPS offers members the flexibility to pay half their normal contribution rate and build up half the...
Thinking about opting out of the LGPS?
We understand that because of various reasons such as disruption to household income following the pandemic and risin...
