Merseyside Pension Fund scoops top pension awards
Submitted by Administrator on December 24, 2019 - 2:52pm
Merseyside Pension Fund has won three awards at the 2019 Investment & Pensions Europe (IPE) awards in Copenhagen.
Pensioners News 2019
Your Pension Paydays in 2020
Submitted by Administrator on December 6, 2019 - 5:29pm
Just a reminder, that LGPS pensions are paid monthly, no later than the 10th of each month.
Christmas & New Year Opening Times 2019/20
Submitted by Administrator on December 6, 2019 - 10:13am
Merseyside Pension Fund will be closed from 3pm on Tuesday 24 December 2019 until 9am on Thursday 2 January 2020.
Merseyside Pension Fund's Report & Accounts 2018/19
Submitted by Administrator on November 29, 2019 - 12:27pm
Merseyside Pension Fund has published the final version of its Report & Accounts for 2018/19.
Bank Holiday office closure
Submitted by Administrator on August 21, 2019 - 5:29pm
Merseyside Pension Fund will be closed over the Bank Holiday weekend.
Equalisation of Survivor's Pensions paid to same-sex spouses and registered civil partners
Submitted by Administrator on March 26, 2019 - 9:56am
A change to the LGPS rules has been made to provide that survivor's benefits payable to a same-sex spouse or a registered civil partner are equal those paid to the widow of a male member.
2018/19 P60 End of Tax Year certificates will be posted to pensioners in May 2019
Submitted by Administrator on March 20, 2019 - 9:35am
In May, the Fund will post a P60 End of Tax Year Certificate to everyone who received a pension from us in the 2018/2019 tax year which ends on 5 April 2019.
Local government pensions will increase by 2.4% in 2019
Submitted by Administrator on March 19, 2019 - 9:23am
Local government pensions will increase by 2.4% from 8 April 2019 in line with the government's method for increasing public sector pensions, namely the increase in the Consumer Prices Index in the 12 months to 30 September 2018.
Merseyside Pension Fund wins “Best Use of Infrastructure” award
Submitted by Administrator on March 5, 2019 - 11:37am
Merseyside Pension Fund has won the Institute of Alternative Investments' “Best Use of Infrastructure” award.
The 2019 Pensioners' newsletter is published
Submitted by Administrator on February 27, 2019 - 5:30pm
The Fund has published its annual newsletter for LGPS pensioners, ‘The Honeypot’. This issue's leading article describes the 2.4% increase to local government pensions from April 2019.
A printed copy of this newsletter, will be posted to pensioners' home addresses shortly.