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Changes to the Annual Pension revaluation date
11-07-2023
The Government recently announced that the Annual Revaluation date for Career Average Earnings CARE benefits within the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) will change from 1 to 6 April each year....
Changes to Annual Allowance and Lifetime Allowance tax controls
11-07-2023
In the Spring 2023 budget, the Chancellor announced changes to both the Annual Allowance and Lifetime Allowance tax controls....
The McCloud judgement and your LGPS pension
24-04-2023
The government have released their response to the consultation on McCloud confirming how they wish to proceed with delivering the age discrimination remedy in the LGPS....
Pension Increase for April 2022
07-04-2022
The Hackney Fund are pleased to announce the Pension Increase payable from 11 April 2022 is 3.1%....
Pension Increase for April 2021
23-04-2021
The Hackney Fund are pleased to announce the Pension Increase payable from 12 April 2021 is 0.5 %. The rate is confirm by the Treasury, and is measured each year using the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in the 12 months to the previous September (ie. CPI rate at September 2020, to take effect April 2021)....
LTA Frozen for 5 Years following 2021 Budget
08-03-2021
The Lifetime Allowance will be frozen for the next five years, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced. He made the announcement, as part of the 2021 Spring Budget, on Wednesday 3 March....