Pensioners
IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING TAX CODES AND PAYMENT ADVICES
View the latest CSP Pensioner newsletter for April 2010 (PDF, 59KB)
This section of the website is for people who are receiving a Civil Service pension - retired civil servants, dependants of former CSP members (husband, wife, civil partner or child) or people who have been awarded a pension on divorcing, or dissolving a civil partnership with, a former CSP member.
Civil Service pensions are usually paid monthly, directly into your bank account, and are taxable. You will get a P60 after the end of each tax year, showing you the amount of pension paid and tax deducted during the year.
Pension Payments from April 2010: Your pension is reviewed each year in line with the cost of living. Setting the increase to public service pensions is the responsibility of HM Treasury. The Pensions (Increase) Act 1971 is the primary legislation that governs the increase to public service pensions. HM Treasury has announced that for the year ending 5 April 2010 there will be no increase to public service pensions.
The increase in each April is based on the percentage rise in the Retail Prices Index (all items) in the 12 months leading up to the preceding September. The review for April 2010 therefore takes account of the rate of inflation in the year up to September 2009. This was actually a negative figure. However, the Pensions (Increase) Act 1971 does not allow for a decrease in the rate of a public service pension. Therefore there is no increase in the rate of public service pensions in 2010.
As a result of this, regardless of whether you are under or over 55 or paid an ill-health, widow, widower, civil partner, adult dependant or child’s pension, your pension will not increase from 6 April 2010 and you will continue to be paid at the same amount that is currently in payment.
If you have any tax queries, you should address them with the tax office dealing with your pension: HM Inspector of Taxes, South Wales Area (MU2), Ty Glas, CARDIFF, CF14 5YA. Tel. 0845 3003949.
If you change any of your personal details, such as your address, the bank/building society account your pension is paid into, name or marital status, you must contact us to ensure you continue to receive your pension. You can change some of your personal details (including name and address) and view your Payslips and P60s using My Pension Online.
Moving abroad: You can continue to receive your Civl Service Pension overseas, further details are available here.
State benefits: You may also get a pension from the State - more information is available from The Pension Service.