Pension Contributions

How much will I pay?

The amount of contribution that you pay is determined by how much you earn as assessed by your employer and in accordance with the following tables:

Contribution Bands from 1st April 2011 to 31st March 2012:

Band	Salary Range	Contribution Rate
1	£0 - £12,900	5.5%
2	Over £12,900 to £15,100	5.8%
3	Over £15,100 to £19,400	5.9%
4	Over £19,400 to £32,400	6.5%
5	Over £32,400 to £43,300	6.8%
6	Over £43,300 to £81,100	7.2%
7	Over £81,100	7.5%

If you work part-time, when determining which rate you should pay, your employer will have to consider the level of earnings that you would have received had you been an equivalent full-time employee.

Manual Workers

2011 / 2012

With effect from 1st April 2011 you will pay
contributions in accordance with the above table.

New Contribution Bands for 1st April 2012 to 31st March 2013:

Band	Salary Range	Contribution
1	£0 - £13,500	5.5%
2	Over £13,500 - £15,800	5.8%
3	Over £15,800 - £20,400	5.9%
4	Over £20,400 - £34,000	6.5%
5	Over £34,000 - £45,500	6.8%
6	Over £45,500 - £85,300	7.2%
7	Over £85,300	7.5%

Does my employer pay?

Your employer pays the balance of the cost of providing your benefits. Every three years an independent review, known as a valuation, is undertaken to calculate how much your employer should contribute to the Scheme. The amount that your employer has to contribute is outlined in a Rates & Adjustment Certificate that forms part of the formal valuation of the Pension Fund. The date of the last valuation was 31st March 2010 with employer contribution rates being set for the period 1st April 2011 to 31st March 2014.

In order that scheme benefits remain affordable, increases or decreases in the cost of providing those benefits may, in the future, be shared between scheme members and employers. This will be in accordance with government guidance. The Workforce Pay and Pensions Division for the Communities and Local Government issued a consultation document in February 2008 called "Sustaining The Local Government Pension Scheme in England & Wales". This document sets out the principles and propositions for analysis and comment on how best to provide a basis for the future cost-sharing the LGPS.

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