If you contribute to the LGPS for more than 3 months, then leave your employment your pension will be preserved for you. This is known as a deferred or preserved benefit. These benefits are usually brought into payment on your 65th birthday. Please keep us informed of  your current address and any changes to your personal circumstances so we can pay you promptly . You can use the online services section below to tell us of any changes we need to know.

Information

• Deferred Member Guide - A general guide for members with an entitlement to preserved benefits.

• Your ABS Explained - An example guide to the Annual Benefit Statements we send out each year (deferred member version).

• Divorce Notes - Details on how a divorce or civil partnership dissolution order will affect your future pension entitlements.

• Pensions Complaints Procedure - An explanation of our official complaints procedure, for occasions where a resolution cannot be reached without taking a complaint beyond the team/managerial level.

Online Services

• Change Personal Details - In order to keep our records as accurate as possible, please use this form to notify us of a change in you name, address or marital/civil partnership status.

• Current Value of Benefits - Request a 'snapshot' of what your benefits are likely to be at age 60 and 65.

• Comments/Suggestions - If you would like to raise an issue not covered by the other sections on this website, please feel free to contact us and we will do our best to help.