Your Civil Service pension: put yourself in the driver’s seat

After your salary, your pension is one of your biggest employment benefits.

It provides you with financial security and options when you retire, as well as benefits for your family and loved ones.

When you join the Civil Service you get access to the alpha pension with generous employer contributions and some of the lowest member contributions in the public sector.

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    Learn more about the alpha scheme

    Find out all you need to know about alpha in the scheme guide or see a side by side comparison with the partnership scheme.

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    Access the Pension Portal

    If you're ready to start taking control of your pension, the best place to do that is via your online account.

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    Benefits of the pension scheme

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    Understand what you need to do to take the next step

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    Published:
    14 May 2025
    Last updated:
    18 June 2025