Scottish Parliament election results
Results of the Scottish Parliament Election held on 7 May 2026.
Pensions
The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), joining the scheme, pension contributions, transferring from or to the scheme, the Dumfries and Galloway Pension Fund.
Pension contributions
Member contribution rates are based on what you earn. You build up a pension at a rate of 1/49th of the amount of pay you received in that scheme year.
Your contributions – LGPS Scotland
Reducing your contributions
You can reduce your pension contributions up to half through the 50/50 contribution option. This means you will only be building up half of your normal pension.
Increasing your contributions
You can also choose to increase your pension contributions. There are two ways to do this, through Additional Pension Contributions and Additional Voluntary Contributions.