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This site is for current and prospective members of the Civil Service pension arrangements.  It also contains links to information for past members and scheme pensioners.

This website provides information about the main provisions of the Civil Service pension and compensation arrangements.  It does not cover every aspect; the full details are contained only in the scheme rules, which are the legal basis of the arrangements.  You should note that nothing on this website can override the main rules, and in the event of any differences the rules will apply.

If you want to find out more about your Civil Service pension, this is the site for you! 

News and updates

June 2010 Budget: Cash Equivalent Transfer Values

In his budget of 22 June 2010, the Chancellor announced that the Government is changing the up-rating that is applied to public sector pensions from the Retail Prices Index (RPI) model to the Consumer Prices Index (CPI).  The implementation date has not yet been confirmed.

June Budget CETV

6th July 2010 : Civil Service Compensation Scheme

Changes to the Civil Service Compensation Scheme were announced today by Francis Maude, Minister for the Cabinet Office, in a Statement to the House of Commons.

Civil Service Compensation Scheme Reform.

17th May 2010 : Equitable Life Members 

The Government have said that they intend to make ‘fair and transparent payments to Equitable Life policy holders, through an independent payment scheme, for their relative loss as a consequence of regulatory failure.’

We do not have any further details at this time and we will contact our Equitable Life members as soon as we have more information.

I have a question about my pension, who should I contact?

If you have a question about your pension please contact your pension administrator who wil be able to advise you. To find out who they are and their contact details please use

Pensions helplines and complaints 

July 2010 AMC rate

5 July 2010: The yield used to calculate the AMC for July 2010 is 0.7%

AMC Rate

Archive news and updates

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In this area...

  • New entrants

    Information if you are starting work with an employer who offers a Civil Service pension. 

  • Scheme guides

    If you are a current member, and want more information about the pension scheme you are in, see your pages in the scheme guides section.  If you don’t know which pension scheme you are in, you can find out by either checking your most recent Annual Benefit Statement, or asking your pensions administrator.  If you don’t know who your pensions administrator is, you can look up their contact details under Pensions helplines.

    Currrent members may also wish to look at our newsletters page 

  • Past members

    Information for past members who left employment covered by the Civil Service pension arrangements and who are not yet claiming their Civil Service pension.

  • Information for pensioners

    People who have fully retired from employment covered by the Civil Service pension arrangements and are claiming their Civil Service pension.

  • Public Sector Transfer Club

    The Public Sector Transfer Club (PSTC) is a group of salary-related occupational pension schemes that use special terms to calculate transfer payments for employees who move between member schemes.