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.

Paying less – LGPS Scotland

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.

Paying more – LGPS Scotland