Local Government Pension Scheme
Topping up your pension benefits
As a member, you have the peace of mind of knowing you belong to a first rate pension scheme. But especially if you joined later in life, you may be interested in paying extra to top up your benefits.
Three ways to top-up
We offer three simple ways of topping up your benefits, and these are:AVCs: an investment based option offered through Prudential.
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Buying extra pension: a way of buying some more pension for yourself and also your dependants if you wish.
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Additional death benefits: a basic good value form of extra life cover.
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In all top-up methods, the extra contributions will come straight out of your pay. And because they all count as pension contributions, you get tax relief if you are a tax payer. Please note that your employer will not contribute to any of the above top-up arrangements.
Find out more by reading our factsheet 'Topping up your Pension'.