If you joined the LGPS before 1 April 2014
The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) changed from a final salary scheme to a career average scheme on 1 April 2014.
All benefits built up in the LGPS after 31 March 2014 will be worked out [1] under the rules of the new career average scheme. However, if you joined the Scheme before 1 April 2014, you will also have built up benefits in the final salary scheme.
Your benefits in the LGPS built up before 1 April 2014, are based on:
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your membership [2] in the Scheme up to 31 March 2014, and
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your final pay [3] when you leave the Scheme, although the benefits based on membership to 31 March 2008 are calculated slightly differently to benefits based on membership between 1 April 2008 and 31 March 2014.