What about any non-LGPS pension rights I have ? If you have paid into another non-LGPS pension arrangement or to the LGPS in Scotland or Northern Ireland , you may be able to transfer your previous pension rights into the LGPS ( provided you are not already drawing them as a pension ). You only have 12 months from joining the LGPS to opt to transfer your previous pension rights , unless your employer and pension fund allows you longer .
What if I ’ m already receiving an LGPS pension - will it be affected ? If you are already drawing a pension from the scheme , some or all of which you built up before 1 st April 2014 , and you are re-employed in local government or by an employer who offers membership of the LGPS you must tell the LGPS fund that pays your pension about your new position , regardless of whether you join the scheme in your new position or not . They will let you know whether your pension in payment is affected in any way . If you are drawing a pension from the scheme , all of which you built up after 31 st March 2014 , and you are re-employed in local government or by an employer who offers membership of the LGPS you do not need to inform the LGPS fund that pays your pension as there is no effect on your pension in payment . The only exception to this is if you are in receipt of an LGPS ill-health pension of the type that is stopped if you are in any gainful employment , in which case you must inform the employer who awarded you that pension and they will let you know whether your pension in payment should be stopped .
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