Pensionable Pay
The pay on which you normally pay contributions is your normal salary or
wages plus any shift allowance, bonuses, overtime (both contractual and non-
contractual), Maternity Pay, Paternity Pay, Adoption Pay and any other taxable
benefit specified in your contract as being pensionable.
You do not pay contributions on any travelling or subsistence allowances, pay in
lieu of notice, pay in lieu of loss of holidays, any payment as an inducement not
to leave before the payment is made, any award of compensation (other than
payment representing arrears of pay) made for the purpose of achieving equal
pay, pay relating to loss of future pensionable payments or benefits, any pay
paid by your employer if you go on reserve forces service leave nor (apart from
some historical cases) the monetary value of a car or pay received in lieu of a car.
Relevant Child Related Leave
Relevant child related leave includes periods of Ordinary Maternity, Adoption or
Shared Parental Leave (normally first 26 weeks), Paternity Leave and any periods
of paid Additional Maternity or Adoption Leave (normally after week 26 weeks up
week 39) or Shared Parental Leave.
Reserve Forces Service Leave
State Pension Age
This is the earliest age you can receive the state basic pension. State Pension
Age is currently age 65 for men. State Pension Age for women is currently being
increased to be equalised with that for men and will reach 65 by December 2018.
State Pension Age equalisation timetable for women
Date of Birth New State Pension Age
Before 6 April1950 60
6 April 1950 - 5 April 1951 In the range 60 - 61
6 April 1951 - 5 April 1952 In the range 61 - 62
6 April 1952 - 5 April 1953 In the range 62 - 63
6 April 1953 - 5 August 1953 In the range 63 - 64
6 August 1953 - 5 December 1953 In the range 64 - 65
The State Pension Age will then increase to 66 for both men and
women from December 2018 to October 2020.
This occurs when a Reservist is mobilised and called upon to take part in military
operations. The period of mobilisation can range from three months or less and
up to a maximum of 12 months. During a period of reserve forces service leave
you will, if you elect to stay in the LGPS during that leave, continue to build up
a pension based on the rate of assumed pensionable pay you would have
received had you not been on reserve forces service leave. Increase in State Pension Age from 65 to 66 for men and women
Scheme Year Under current legislation the State Pension Age is due to rise to 67 between
2026 and 2028 and to 68 between 2044 and 2046. However, the government
has announced plans to link rises in the State Pension Age above age 67 to
increases in life expectancy. To find out your State Pension Age please visit
https://www.gov.uk/calculate-state-pension.
The scheme year runs from 1 st April to 31 st March each year.
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Date of Birth New State Pension Age
6 December 1953 - 5 October 1954 In the range 65 - 66
After 5 October 1954 66
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