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Introduction
This section is intended to allow pensioners and employees of the council access to information and reports about the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) and the Council's pension fund.
Teachers are members of a separate pension scheme that is run by the Department for Education and Skills. Details about this pension scheme can be found at www.teacherspensions.co.uk.
The LGPS is set up by law and benefit levels are defined by legislation passed by Parliament. Benefits are based on pensionable pay and length of membership of the scheme. They are not dependent on the investment performance of the Pension Fund. Instead, the benefit levels are set out in the Pension Scheme Regulations, made under the 1972 Superannuation Act.
The LGPS provides a broad range of benefits:
- an annual pension based on final pay and period of membership
- the option to take a tax free lump sum
- life assurance cover of at least three times yearly pay
- partners's and children's pensions for deceased members.
- enhanced pensions paid early if members have to stop work permanently because of ill health.
- a pension which will be increased each year in line with inflation after leaving employment.
- a pension that maybe paid from age 55.
Details of the LGPS are shown in the brief guide to the LGPS which is also available by telephoning 020 8871 8036. You can view a timeline of recent changes to the LGPS - Updated.
All the documents available on this page are held in Adobe's pdf format.
Charters setting out our service standards to you
Our Charters have been written to provide information about the service we provide and who to contact if you have a question, comment or complaint. If you have any difficulty using the Charter, or if you feel it can be improved, please email us pensions@wandsworth.gov.uk
Current members contributing to the scheme (103 kb)
Members with a preserved retirement benefit (95 kb)
Pensioners (83 kb)
Joining the scheme
Election form to join the Local Government Pension Scheme
Transfers of pension rights from other schemes
Useful publications for Current Members available from other Organisations
Information about your Combined Pension Forecast
Form to specify a beneficiary for consideration as a recipient for your death in service lump sum
Civil Partners - Guide to the LGPS
Nominated Partners - Form to nominate a partner for survivor benefits
Information about ways to increase your LGPS pension are given in the leaflet "Paying Extra Contributions".
 Paying extra contributions (157 kb)
You can download a MS Excel spreadsheet to help you calculate what extra contributions you could make to acheive a target extra pension amount.
 Extra contributions calculator (62 kb)
Leaving the Scheme
Early leavers information leaflet and form
Application for payment of retirement benefits
A guide to useful publications for Pensioners available from other Organisations
Dependants Pensions
Application for payment of a dependants pension (including eligible children)
Application for payment of a civil partner's pension
Pension Scheme Disputes
Guide to the dispute procedure - Including an application form
Policy statement on discretions in the Pension Scheme
Newsletters
Pensions Service user groups
Please follow the link below to read the minutes of the meeting and see the action plan. We are looking for more volunteers to join us so if you are a contributing member or a pensioner member and you would like to find out more please contact us. Our contact details are given below.
Current members
Minutes - 7 December 2006 and Action plan
Minutes - 16 June 2006 and Action plan
Minutes - 7 October 2005 and Action plan
Pensioners
Minutes - 11 February 2008
Minutes - 26 June 2007
Minutes - 16 October 2006 and Action plan
Reports and statements
Annual report 2007/08 (244 kb)
Annual report 2006/07 (140 kb)
Annual report 2005/06 (453 kb)
Annual report 2004/05 (147 kb)
Statement of investment principles (67 kb)
Funding strategy statement (38 kb)
Communications policy statement (87 kb)
Governance policy statement (53 kb)
Pensions Service - Business plans
2007-2008 (1.6 mb)
2006-2007 (1.49 mb)
2005-2006 (1.46 mb)
Useful links
 Department for Work and Pensions
The Pensions Service (part of the Department for Work and Pensions)
Local Government Pension Scheme (National website)
Local Government Pensions Committee
Money Made Clear (impartial advice from the Financial Services Authority)
HMRC - Pension Schemes - Registered Pension Schemes Manual
Contact us
You can contact us through the following ways:
Telephone: 020 8871 6523/6524/8035
Fax: 020 8877 1915
Email: pensions@wandsworth.gov.uk
Write to us at:
Pensions Service
Wandsworth Council
Town Hall
Wandsworth High Street
London, SW18 2PU
You can also visit us at this address from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday, but we are also available between 7.30am and 6.30pm if you contact us to arrange a convenient time beforehand. |
