Pension Awareness is a national initiative to encourage people to engage with their pensions.

During Pension Awareness Week in 2025 we hosted 2 webinars to help our members learn more about the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) and provide guidance on how to plan for retirement.  

You can find recordings of the content we provided on this page. 

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Video: LGPS overview

This video explains about: 

  • what the LGPS is 
  • protections for you and your family 
  • what it costs 
  • paying extra 
  • working out your pension 
  • what to do when you’re thinking about retiring
  • annual benefit statements 

Video: Planning your retirement 

This video explains about: 

  • the benefits of being a scheme member
  • how final salary and CARE pensions are worked out
  • when you can retire 
  • your retirement options 
  • protections 
  • lump sums 
  • increasing your benefits
  • pension scams 
  • the State Pension 
  • pensions increase and tax 
  • death benefits