Here you will find information about Lothian Pension Fund who provide a pension service for local government employees in the Lothian area of Scotland. You can find out more in our section About us.
New rules for current members took effect on 1 April 2009. A new guide to the scheme has now been made available. You can view it on our Active members section.
Changes have been approved to the Fund’s investment strategy. The changes to the Fund's strategy are broadly as follows: 5% reduction in bonds, 6% reduction in listed equity, 11% increase in alternatives. In addition, the strategy sets broader asset class levels and incorporated more assets into "alternatives". These changes will be implemented gradually.
Changes have been made to the way the pension scheme operates.
Find out more:
Scheme changes for members - LGPS09 section
Scheme changes for employer
If you retired or deferred your benefits before 1 April 2009, these changes won't affect you. Your benefits are paid under the previous regulations.
You may have read in the media that an overpayment error has been discovered in some public sector pensions. Read our retired members briefing here.
Lothian Pension Fund been successful in gaining the new Customer Service Excellence Award that replaces Charter Mark. We are the first local government pension scheme in the UK to receive the award for investment and accounting services as well as pension administration. Read more in our News section.
Your pension is secure, backed by law and the amount you are paid in pension is based on your membership and final year's pay. Read our frequently asked questions briefing for more information.
Financial difficulties and turbulence has caused falls in share prices and instability in the world economy. We have put together a Members Briefing to answer some of you the questions you may have.
Find out how strike action affects your pension.
Going back to work?
If you are retired and thinking of going back to work read about how it might affect you -
member update on abatement.
Give as you earn
You can now
give as you earn
from your pension. Donating is simple and tax-efficient. Just fill in
the form and return it to our payroll section.
From December 2007, any AVC payments can only be made from your regular pay. One-off payments are no longer accepted. Read our AVC member update to find out more.
Now members can also pay to have their service before April 1988 count towards civil partners' dependant pensions. Read our civil partner member update to find out more.
We will keep you
updated through member newsletters, Employer Bulletins and this site.
