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LIVE Civil Service Pension Scheme Task Force Update We are experiencing intermittent issues with One Time Passwords (OTPs) being received to mobiles and emails. Please continue to attempt registration, there is no need to contact us Quotes update: All outstanding retirement quotes will be issued to members by the end of June. Please see our Quotes Hub for information and support. Please note we cannot escalate any quotes in advance of the end of June whilst we work through this distribution. The Member Portal and Employer Portal will be unavailable from 7:30pm on Wednesday 17 June while we carry out planned maintenance. You will not be able to log in, register or use online services on either portal during this time. This will not affect your information or any previous activity. Services should be available by 7am on Thursday 18 June.

Member Knowledge Article

classic scheme guide - Boosting your pension

Added pension

Added pension is an additional amount of pension that you can choose to buy. It increases in line with rises in the cost of living every year both before and after it comes into payment. It will also provide an automatic lump sum of three times your added pension. When you retire you can choose to give up some of your added pension to take a lump sum.

Our added pension calculator will give you an idea of the cost of buying added pension.

As of 1 April 2022, the classic scheme is closed and new applications to purchase added pension cannot be made.

Civil Service Additional Voluntary Contribution Scheme (CSAVCS)

You can pay additional voluntary contributions to the CSAVCS. The provider is Legal & General.

The CSAVCS can help you to build up an additional pension pot which you can use to take an income and/or lump sums from age 55 (or 50 if you had a CSAVC before 6 April 2006).

You can take up to 25% of your fund as a tax-free lump sum, subject to the Lifetime Allowance. You do not have to take your CSAVCS benefits at the same time as your Civil Service pension.

Find out more about Civil Service Additional Voluntary Contribution Scheme.

Added years

It is no longer possible to buy ‘added years’ of service. If you have an existing added years contract and want to know more about it, please contact us.