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NILGOSC News: Members

Do I need to do anything now?

Before dashboards are launched, it’s a good idea to tell your pension schemes or providers if you’ve changed your address or any other personal details. They’ll only provide your pension information to a dashboard if they’re confident it’s you asking for it. Keeping your details up to date will help them match you to your […]

How can I search for my pensions now?

Pensions dashboards aren’t available to the general population yet, but you don’t need to wait to look for pensions you may have forgotten about. National Pension Tracing Day takes place on the last Sunday in October every year, but you can look for pensions at any time. The National Pension Tracing Day website (nationalpensiontracingday.co.uk) includes […]

How secure will my data be?

Your identity will need to be verified by the GOV.UK One Login service before you can search for pensions using a dashboard. You may be asked to provide evidence, such as a passport or driving licence. If you’ve already registered with GOV.UK One Login you won’t need to verify your identity again, unless you had […]

When can I use a Pensions Dashboard?

The MoneyHelper dashboard is currently expected to launch in the financial year 2027/28.

How can I access a Pensions Dashboard?

The first dashboard to launch will be the government-backed MoneyHelper dashboard. This is currently undergoing testing, but only for invited users. The access journey includes setting up, or signing in, to the new GOV.UK One Login identity service, which verifies some of the personal details used to search for your pensions. In future, other approved […]

What will I be able to do with a Pensions Dashboard?

You don’t have to take any action after viewing your information on a pension dashboard. However, if you’re actively planning your retirement, you may wish to contact the scheme, provider or administrator for each pension to request a more accurate quotation of your benefits. You shouldn’t make any retirement decisions based only on the information […]

What will Pensions Dashboards show?

Pensions dashboards will display information about defined benefit (DB) pensions, including what are sometimes called final salary pensions, defined contribution (DC) workplace pensions, collective defined contribution (CDC) pensions, personal pensions and the State Pension. Dashboards will show an estimated retirement income for each pension, contact details for the organisation administering it and additional information, such […]

Who are Pensions Dashboards for?

Pensions dashboards are for anyone who has saved into a UK pension. They may help you find pensions you’ve forgotten about, or reconnect you with schemes or providers which have changed administrator. Dashboards won’t show information about pensions already being paid to you. They’ll only show information about pensions you’ve built up in the UK, […]

What are Pensions Dashboards

Pensions dashboards are a government-backed initiative designed to help you find and view information about the pensions you’ve built up during your working life. Nearly all UK pension schemes, along with State Pension information, will be connected to pensions dashboards.

They are an active member with underpin protection?

Members do not need to do anything.  When they take their pension, NILGOSC will compare the pension that they have built up from 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2022 in the career average scheme with the pension they could have built up had the final salary scheme continued.  If the final salary pension would […]

Can I use APCs to buy extra pension if I am in the 50/50 section of the Scheme?

No. You cannot use APCs to buy extra pension if you are in the 50/50 section of the Scheme.

Do the figures on my online statement reflect any changes resulting from the McCloud remedy?

The current pension value shown in the ‘Pension breakdown’ section of your online statement includes a provisional McCloud addition, if applicable. However, the breakdown figures within the calculation sections do not.