It’s important we’re kept up-to-date if your circumstances change, or you may miss a payment - or receive too much, which you’ll have to pay back.
If any of the following circumstances change, you have to Contact Us us in writing as soon as possible.
Change of address
If you change your address, you must let us know. This includes moving abroad - we will send all communications to you overseas if necessary.
If you go in to hospital, you might want a close relative to receive any communications regarding your pension. You should let us know in writing the name and address of the relative you’d like us to contact on your behalf.
Change of bank details
If you change your bank account, you should let us know immediately in writing using our Notification of change of bank details. Please remember to sign this, as we need your signature to authorise any change.
If you move abroad and no longer want your pension paid into a UK bank account, we can pay direct into an overseas account. Please contact the Pension Payroll team for more information.
Marriage, civil partnerships and divorce
You should let us know if you get married or enter a civil partnership, as your partner may be eligible to receive benefits should you die.
If you get married or enter a civil partnership, any Nomination Form you’ve sent us in the past nominating someone to receive your lump sum death grant will cease to apply, so send in a new version.
If you get divorced or your civil partnership is dissolved, your ex-partner will cease to be eligible for widow’s, widower’s, or civil partner’s pension. However, they may still be nominated to receive any death grant due, so submit a new nomination form to let us know your wishes.
Children’s pensions are not affected by divorce or dissolution.
Re-employment
You must inform us immediately if you become re-employed by another employer participating in the LGPS, whether you rejoin the LGPS or not.
If you retired through redundancy or in the interest of the efficiency of the service, any extra years’ service added to your pension may be reduced if you return to work in local government.
You can re-join the LGPS and build up a new period of membership and benefits.
If your new employer is outside local government, your pension will not be affected.
More information
A Guide to the Local Government Pension Scheme has full details of the LGPS. If you would rather receive a copy by post, contact us.