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Pensions

The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is a pension scheme for local government workers with a pension payable at retirement based on length of membership and final pay.

You can calculate your current and future pension, lump sum and certain death benefits by entering some basic information about your circumstances in to the Pension Calculator.

The Pension Fund

Your benefits are not affected by the performance of the Pension Fund.
The value of the Fund may go up or down.
The Local Government Pension Scheme is a Statutory Scheme with benefits defined in law.

The most up to date Pension Fund information is based on a date of 31 March 2009 and can be viewed here Dumfries and Galloway Pension Fund [105kb]

Independent Financial Advice Information:

If you wish to speak to a financial adviser then the financial advice leaflet [73kb] will give you more information. The Council has negotiated a free first consultation for Council employees; however, thereafter there might be a charge so please ensure you are full informed of any potential costs up from.