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

Tools and calculators

A useful way find out more about how your pension works, how much it costs, taking a lump sum, paying extra and pensions tax.

Buy extra pension calculator

You can pay additional pension contributions (APCs) to boost your pension at retirement.

Calculate extra pension contributions

Buy lost pension calculator

You can pay additional pension contributions to buy back lost pension if you are away from work with no pay including if you are on strike.

Calculate lost pension contributions

Contributions calculator

Find out how much the scheme costs and how much you will pay if you move to the 50/50 section

Calculate contributions

Pension account modeller

The modeller shows how you build up pension in the LGPS from April 2014 onwards

Model pension account

Lump sum calculator

Use the calculator to see how swapping pension for lump sum will affect your income in retirement.

Calculate lump sum

Maximum AVC lump sum calculator  - This tool is New

Estimate the maximum AVC fund value that you could take as a tax-free lump sum when you take your LGPS pension.

Calculate AVC lump sum

Annual allowance quick check tool

The annual allowance is the amount your pension savings can increase in a tax year without you having to pay a tax charge.

Check annual allowance

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