Usually, when a member rejoins Civil Service Pensions, if their current salary and combined pension in payment exceeds their previous salary (including inflation), we will deduct the excess from their pension (which could reduce the pension to zero). This is called abatement.

Under New Fair Deal, previous Civil Service pension benefits that are already in payment before the individual rejoins Civil Service Pensions are not subject to the normal abatement rules and will continue to be paid to the member unreduced.

If the member takes their Civil Service pension benefits after rejoining Civil Service pensions, normal abatement rules will apply, and their pension may be reduced or suspended entirely while the person is a member of the scheme.

Published:
1 February 2022
Last updated:
1 February 2022