Retired Members

Rowers on the river Thames at Caversham

This section of the website is for members who have retired from the Local Government Pension Scheme in Berkshire.

In this section you will find useful information regarding the payment of your pension by following the links to the left.

Pensions Increase Details for 2010

Please note that pension increase for April 2010 is set at 0% and as a result there will be no pension increase awarded from April 2010. For more information on pension increase please click here

Pension Panel Election Results

In our Spring 2009 edition of the Quill we invited our members to nominate themselves for a position on the Berkshire Pension Fund Advisory Panel. There were two vacancies for panel representation - one active and one retired or deferred Scheme member. Votes have now been cast and we are pleased to confirm the elected members below:

Active Member Representative: Mr Graeme Herd

Retired/Deferred Member Representative: Mr David Nicholson

Thank you to all members who voted and further information on the new panel representatives will be available in our Spring 2010 edition of the Quill and Scribe newsletters which will be issued in April.

News Release from the Berkshire Pension Fund - 15 December 2009

The Royal County of Berkshire Pension Fund, has entered into an innovative longevity hedging insurance contract with Swiss Re. Click here to view the news release...

The Royal County of Berkshire Pension Fund is moving

With effect from Monday 21st December 2009 our new address will be:

Royal County of Berkshire Pension Fund
Minster Court
22-30 York Road
Maidenhead
Berkshire
SL6 1SF

Telephone 0845 602 7237
Fax: 01628 796 700
E-mail: info@berkshirepensions.org.uk
Website: www.berkshirepensions.org.uk

Annual Report and Accounts 2008/2009

This document contains full details of the Berkshire Pension Fund accounts as at 31 March 2009 and the annual report for 2008/2009 financial year. Click here to download full details.

The Scribe Newsletter - October 2009

The Scribe Newsletter April 2009 - Our second edition of the Scribe has now been published and an electronic version is available to download here.

The Scribe newsletter has been designed exclusively for retired members of the Royal County of Berkshrie Pension Fund

State Pension Age Calculator

Click here to access the online calculator produced by the Pension Service and calculate the date you will be entitled to claim your State Pension.

The Scribe Newsletter - April 2009

The Scribe Newsletter April 2009 - Our first edition of the Scribe has now been published and an electronic version is available to download here.

The Scribe newsletter has been designed exclusively for retired members of the Royal County of Berkshrie Pension Fund

A note about P60s.......

P60 notifications for the tax year 2008/2009 were all posted by Friday 8 May. If you have not received your P60 please contact us on 0845 602 7237 or e-mail info@berkshirepensions.org.uk