Can I have a refund?

09:59, 16 Apr 2008

If you leave with less than three months total membership and have not brought a transfer into the Local Governmenr Pension Scheme (LGPS), you may take a refund of your contributions, less any deductions for tax and the cost of buying you back into the State Second Pension Scheme (S2P).

Please Note

A refund of contributions cannot be paid if you have any other pension rights in the LGPS in England or Wales.If you already have a frozen refund,hold another LGPS employment,have a deferred pension, pension credit or are in receipt of a pension from the LGPS(other than a widow’s, widower’s, civil partner’s or child’s pension) or have transferred any LGPS benefits to an overseas scheme you cannot claim a refund of contributions.Your administering authority will ask you to certify whether you have other LGPS pension rights before they can pay a refund of contributions.

A leavers guide is available to download, print or read on-line on the Scheme guides/leaflets page.

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