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For members of the Local Government Pension Scheme in England and Wales

Videos

Watch our short videos to learn more about the LGPS and your options as a member of the Scheme.

The McCloud Remedy (01:55)

What the McCloud Remedy is and how it may affect you.

Download transcript (PDF 16KB) for “The McCloud Remedy”

What is a pension? (01:31)

The importance of saving for later life, how you join the LGPS and your employer pays in too.

Download transcript (PDF 20KB) for “What is a pension?”

How your pension works (01:40)

How pension accounts work and what happens if you leave the LGPS before you take your pension.

Download transcript (PDF 20KB) for “How your pension works”

Looking after your pension (01:46)

How much you pay and how you can increase or decrease your payments.

Download transcript (PDF 21KB) for “Looking after your pension”

Protection for you and your family (01:31)

How the LGPS looks after you and your loved ones by providing protection if you have to retire due to ill health and a range of death benefits.

Download transcript (PDF 20KB) for “Protection for you and your family”

Life after work (01:37)

How and when you can take your pension and the decisions you will have to make.

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Your annual allowance (03:22)

Tax rules limit how much pension you can build up each year without having to pay a tax charge. This video explains how the annual allowance works.

Download transcript (PDF 23KB) for “Your annual allowance”

Transferring your pension (03:03)

What to consider if you are thinking about transferring your pension to a defined contribution scheme.

Download transcript (PDF 22KB) for “Transferring your pension”


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