Transfer an old pension into your Civil Service pension
You may be able to transfer an old public or private sector pension into your new Civil Service pension.
You may be able to transfer an old public or private sector pension into your new Civil Service pension.
If you have a public or private sector pension from a previous job outside of the Civil Service, you may be able to transfer it into your Civil Service alpha pension. This means all your pension benefits will be paid by Civil Service Pensions when you retire - keeping things all in one place and making it simple for you.
We must receive your signed declaration to proceed within 12 months of the date you joined the Civil Service.
When you first join the Civil Service, your new employer will give you a Pension Choices pack with information on the pension scheme.
To request a transfer in, please:
It’s not always possible to transfer a pension. Once you tell us you’re interested in making a transfer, we will contact you to tell you if it’s possible.
2 weeks after we receive your completed forms, we’ll request transfer details from your previous pension provider.
3 weeks after we receive your transfer details from your previous pension provider, we’ll write to you to confirm how much Civil Service pension benefits the transfer will buy you and information on how to proceed.
Once your previous pension provider receives your instruction to proceed, they will send the funds to us. Once we receive the transfer funds, we will contact you to confirm the transfer is completed.
The transfer process may take 3-6 months. We must receive your signed declaration to proceed within 12 months of the date you joined the Civil Service.
