The quickest way to submit your request is by using the form below. However, if you'd prefer to print out and return this form by post, you can download the postal version.

You should use this form to apply to buy added pension. You can check the scheme guides for more information about added pension, and use the online calculator to see how much it costs to buy.

Your employer will tell you the maximum amount of added pension that you can buy, and the current year’s deadline for applications. The deadline is usually early February each year.

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Added pension method

Buying added pension



Monthly contributions introduction

Buying added pension with a monthly contribution

Monthly contributions will start from 1 April each year (or from your start date if you are a new joiner).
New joiners must apply for added pension within three months of joining the pension scheme.
Applications to start from 1 April should be submitted after 1 January of the year in which contributions will commence.

Your contributions will be collected once your application has been processed. There may be some backdated contributions due the first time they are taken from your pay.

Only contributions in your current pension scheme will be amended as a result of completing this form, any contributions in your previous scheme will remain unchanged unless you tell us otherwise.

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Lump sum introduction

Buying added pension with a lump sum payment

You can buy added pension using a lump sum at any time during the scheme year. But you cannot make a lump sum contribution during your first 12 months’ membership of your current pension scheme, and you can only make one lump sum purchase each scheme year. Members moved to alpha due to the Remedy on 1st April 2022 are permitted to purchase added pension with a lump sum payment in the first year of their alpha membership.

If you are buying added pension as part of an exit scheme, there are different rules that apply, you will be given more details as part of your exit.

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Your declaration

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I understand that:

  • I must be an active member of alpha to buy added pension.
  • I must apply before the deadline to buy added pension by lump sum in this scheme year, or to start a monthly contribution on the next 1 April. My employer will confirm this year’s deadline.
  • To buy added pension using a lump sum I must have been a member of my current scheme for at least 12 months, and I can only make one lump sum purchase each year.
    Members who moved to alpha on 1/4/2022 due to the alpha transition under the Remedy are excluded from this condition and may purchase lump sum added pension in the first year of membership of the alpha scheme.
  • If I buy added pension by monthly contributions in the alpha scheme I must continue to make payments until the end of the scheme year (the next 31 March).
  • Added pension contributions are paid in addition to my main scheme contributions.
  • I cannot buy more added pension than the current maximum amount allowable.
  • I must not use a lump sum from a previous pension scheme to buy added pension.
  • I may incur a tax charge if I increase my pension savings, in any one year, over the Annual Allowance set by HM Revenue & Customs. See Pension Saving Statements for more details.
  • For more information on my pension scheme and added pension, I should read the guides available on the Civil Service Pensions website 
  • in some circumstances, such as ill-health retirement, I may have to wait to claim any added pension I bought shortly before retiring.

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Important information

  • Buying added pension can affect your ability to buy an EPA option in the future, and if you
    have already bought an EPA option this can affect your ability to buy added pension.
  • You must have been a member of alpha for at least 12 months to buy added pension in alpha using a lump sum payment, even if you were a member of a previous scheme before moving to alpha. Members who moved to alpha on 1/4/2022 due to the alpha transition under the Remedy are excluded from this condition and may purchase lump sum added pension in the first year of membership of the alpha scheme.

Published:
21 April 2023
Last updated:
13 October 2023
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