Christmas & New Year Opening Times 2022/23
Submitted by Administrator on December 8, 2022 - 8:08am
Merseyside Pension Fund will be closed from 5pm on Friday 23 December 2022 until 9am on Tuesday 3 January 2023.
Website News 2022
Merseyside Pension Fund's Report & Accounts 2021/22
Submitted by Administrator on November 30, 2022 - 3:55pm
Merseyside Pension Fund’s 2021/2022 Annual Report and Accounts remains in a draft status whilst we await the approval of the financial statement at Audit & Risk Management Committee (ARMC) and the issue of the audit opinion.
Your Pension Paydays in 2023
Submitted by Administrator on November 28, 2022 - 10:26am
In 2023 your local government pension will continue to be paid no later than the 10th of each month by Merseyside Pension Fund.
Stock market volatility and the Local Government Pension Scheme
Submitted by Administrator on October 13, 2022 - 10:57am
Merseyside Pension Fund has issued a statement about recent stock market volatility and its impact on pension funds.
2022 Active Members' Annual Benefit Statements are now available online
Submitted by Administrator on July 29, 2022 - 3:34pm
Active Members who are registered users of 'MyPension', and were contributing to the LGPS as at 31 March 2022, can now view their 2022 Annual Benefit Statement online.
2022 Deferred Members' Annual Benefit Statements are available
Submitted by Administrator on June 22, 2022 - 4:58pm
Deferred Members who are registered users of 'MyPension', can now view their latest Annual Benefit Statement online.
Merseyside Pension Fund scoops top pension award
Submitted by Administrator on April 4, 2022 - 8:58am
Merseyside Pension Fund has won the ‘Investment Innovation’ award at the 2021 LAPF Investments awards in London.
Merseyside Pension Fund statement on Ukraine
Submitted by Administrator on March 3, 2022 - 9:46am
Merseyside Pension Fund has issued a statement about the situation in Ukraine.
The 2022 Pensioners' newsletter is published
Submitted by Administrator on March 1, 2022 - 4:27pm
The Fund has published its annual newsletter for LGPS pensioners, ‘The Honeypot’. This issue's leading article describes the 3.1% increase to local government pensions from April 2022. A printed copy of this newsletter will be received by pensioners very shortly.
Increase at state pension age
Submitted by Administrator on March 1, 2022 - 2:17pm
If you reached State Pension Age (SPA) before 6 April 2016, payment of the increases to your pension may be shared between Merseyside Pension Fund and the government (DWP). Your pension may comprise of two elements: Guaranteed Minimum Pension (GMP) and pension in excess of GMP. A GMP applies if you were a Scheme member between 6 April 1978 and 5 April 1997 and have reached SPA.