The workplace pension scheme we offer is the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). As you are not currently a member of the LGPS and have now met one of the above criteria in your post as [enter name of post if the person meets the – criteria in more than one post with the employer, enter the titles of all the posts in which the person meets the criteria], I am writing to let you know that you have the right to join the scheme if you want to in that post / those posts*. [Select as appropriate] If you have more than one post with us, you can choose in which posts you wish to join the scheme. What would joining the pension scheme mean for you? Each time you are paid both you and we would pay money into the Local Government Pension Scheme to provide you with pension benefits when you retire. If you pay tax, you will automatically receive tax relief on those contributions and on any extra contributions you choose to pay to the LGPS. As a member of the scheme you would be required to contribute the percentage of your salary as set out in the table below [Delete either the England and Wales table and Note, or the Scotland table and Note]. The contribution to the scheme would be determined at each triennial employer’s valuation of the Pension Fund by the appointed actuary. Fund’s England and Wales employee contribution tables for – Annual pensionable pay Employee Contribution rate Up to £ 5.5% £ to £ 5.8% £ to £,700 6.5% £,701 to £ 6.8% £ to £ 8.5% £ to £ 9.9% £ to £,200 10.5% £,201 to £ 11.4% £ or more 12.5% Note: The annual pensionable pay bands will be increased annually in line with the cost of living. The contribution rates will be reviewed periodically and may change in the future. Scotland employee contribution tables for –
The workplace pension scheme we offer is the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). As you are not currently a member of the LGPS and have now met one of the above criteria in your post as [enter name of post – if the person meets the criteria in more than one post with the employer, enter the titles of all the posts in which the person meets the criteria], I am writing to let you know that you have the right to join the scheme if you want to in that post / those posts*. [Select as appropriate] If you have more than one post with us, you can choose in which posts you wish to join the scheme. What would joining the pension scheme mean for you? Each time you are paid both you and we would pay money into the Local Government Pension Scheme to provide you with pension benefits when you retire. If you pay tax, you will automatically receive tax relief on those contributions and on any extra contributions you choose to pay to the LGPS. As a member of the scheme you would be required to contribute the percentage of your salary as set out in the table below [Delete either the England and Wales table and Note, or the Scotland table and Note]. The employer’s contribution to the scheme would be determined at each triennial valuation of the Pension Fund by the Fund’s appointed actuary. England and Wales – employee contribution tables for Annual pensionable pay Employee Contribution rate Up to £ 5.5% £ to £ 5.8% £ to £,700 6.5% £,701 to £ 6.8% £ to £ 8.5% £ to £ 9.9% £ to £,200 10.5% £,201 to £ 11.4% £ or more 12.5% Note: The annual pensionable pay bands will be increased annually in line with the cost of living. The contribution rates will be reviewed periodically and may change in the future. Scotland – employee contribution tables for
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