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Category: Civil Service Pension
Articles about the UK Civil Service Pension Scheme: alpha, classic, classic plus, premium, nuvos and Partnership.
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The NAO audit of the Civil Service pension move to Capita: what it covers, and what it can’t do for you
The National Audit Office has opened an audit of how the Civil Service Pension Scheme was handed to Capita and how it has been run since. What it will examine, when it is due, and…
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Civil Service pension contributions 2026/27: the rates, a calculator and what changes in 2027
The Civil Service pension contribution rates for 2026/27: four bands from 4.6% to 8.05%, a calculator, the new lower threshold, the employer rate falling to 22.32% in April 2027, and how pensions will increase.
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Civil Service nuvos pension explained: how it works, what it pays, and when
The nuvos pension scheme is the Civil Service’s career average scheme for civil servants who joined between July 2007 and March 2015. How the 2.3% build-up works, pension age 65 and the late retirement increase,…
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Civil Service premium pension explained: how it works, what it pays, and who it pays
Premium is the final salary scheme for civil servants who joined between October 2002 and July 2007. How your Civil Service premium pension is worked out, pension age 60, the £12 for £1 lump sum,…
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Civil Service classic pension explained: how it works, what it pays, and who it pays
Civil Service classic is the final salary scheme for civil servants who joined before October 2002. How your classic pension is worked out, the automatic lump sum, early and ill-health retirement, what happens when you…
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Civil Service alpha pension explained: how it builds up, when you can take it, and what it pays
Civil Service alpha is the career average pension every serving civil servant has been building since April 2022. How the 2.32% accrual and CPI revaluation work, your pension age and Effective Pension Age, lump sums,…
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Civil Service pension death benefits: how to claim, and why families are still waiting
Capita is waiting on paperwork from 3,099 bereaved families. Which of the two claim forms applies, what documents each one needs, how long a claim should take, and what exists if it stalls.
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Capita missed its deadline: what happens now to Civil Service pensions
Capita missed the 30 June 2026 deadline to restore Civil Service Pension Scheme administration, and the PCS union is calling for its contract to be stripped. Here is what happened, the 8 July parliamentary hearing,…
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Civil Service pension and McCloud: the remedy explained for alpha and legacy members
How the McCloud remedy applies to the Civil Service Pension Scheme: the 2015 to 2022 remedy period, the rollback to your legacy scheme, the Deferred Choice Underpin and Immediate Choice, your Remediable Service Statement, and…
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When will I get my overdue Civil Service pension?
Waiting on an overdue Civil Service pension? What the August 2026 figures actually show, the interest you are owed automatically, the tax trap on backdated payments, and how to escalate.