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Pension increase 2019

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MichaelJ
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Pension increase 2019

Post by MichaelJ »

Hi. I am a deferred member who turned 60 on 15 February 2019. Because the last benefit statement I received was in September 2018, I asked when my pension would be revalued. This is what I was told by Nigel.Wilford@RMSPS.co.uk:

" ...the benefits are revalued annually and 15 February 2019 falls within the same year as 9 April 2018 . As a result the options when they are paid will remain the same but the pension will received a full years revaluation on Monday 8 April 2019. In addition a pension increase to your lump sum should be paid to you on 8 April 2019 based upon the number of months between 9 April 2018 and your 60th birthday."
RobertT
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Pension increase 2019

Post by RobertT »

donnybro wrote:Hi all, just looking for any info on what/when the pension increase is due for 2019. I started to take my NRA60 in Feb2018 and haven’t seen anything since then. If anyone has any information that would be great as don’t fancy contacting Capita just yet! Thanks all
Pension increases are applied in April, but inflation figures for the previous September(released in October) are used.

The relevant figures for this year are:

CPI - 2.4%(section A/B)
RPI - 3.3%(section C)

See the pensions website for more info.
Links to all RM pension related websites are here
donnybro
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Pension increase 2019

Post by donnybro »

Michael & Robert
Thanks very much for responding and will no doubt receive details prior to the April update - hopefully!
Thanks again guys